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the point, where it is broadest. Their legs are 

 comparatively short, and, being far back on the 

 body, walking is performed awkwardly. The neck 

 also is comparatively short, and the size is less than 

 that of the Geese. 



They form two natural sections, the first, con- 

 sisting of the Fresh-water Ducks, marked by the 



THE TEAL (Anas Crecca). 



hind toe being simple and unwebbed. They are 

 generally more slender in their proportions, walk 

 more easily, and feed more on worms and vegetables 

 than on fish. In some of this division there is a 

 susceptibility of domestication which renders them 

 the companions of the Gallinaceae in our poultry 



