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" Upper mandible brownish grey, a distinct nail 

 at the extremity; edges emarginate and yellowish 

 pink ; under mandible yellowish pink ; inner edges 

 of both perceptibly serrated. Crown, nape, back, 

 and sides dark olive-brown ; over the eye a yellow 

 line ; a dark brown line from base of bill through 

 eye to occiput, meeting the dark brown on head. 

 Cheeks yellowish, with dark spot on the ear; chin 

 and neck yellowish ; throat dusky ; breast and belly 

 a nondescript colour, between yellow, grey, and 

 white. Wings rudimentary, dark olive-brown above, 

 yellow beneath, small white plumules in place of 

 secondary quills. Legs and toes minutely reticu- 

 lated, pale brown ; webs a darker brown, almost 

 black." 



WIDGEON, Anas Penelope. A regular winter visit- 

 ant, arriving towards the end of October, their 

 numbers increasing as the season advances. In 

 most winters Widgeon are more plentiful than any 

 other species of wild fowl, affording capital sport to 

 the wild fowler, and furnishing a very dainty dish. 



" Their movements on the wing are quicker than 

 Ducks, and the size of their bodies being smaller, 



ficult to obtain at any time, and an opportunity of examining 

 one seldom occurs ; and secondly, because the delicate colour 

 of the bill and legs so quickly fades after death, that a de- 

 description from life may be with some naturalists a deside- 

 ratum. 



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