206 WILD FOWL SHOOTING. 



undulating lines of dusky ; flank, gray, cloudy, barred 

 with black ; scapular the same ; primaries brownish gray ; 

 secondaries lighter ; back, grayish brown, barred with 

 fine lines of white ; rump and upper tail coverts blackish 

 brown ; tail feathers grayish brown, lighter at the base ; 

 lower tail coverts brownish black, rather lighter than 

 the upper. Length 20 inches ; wing 9 1-2. Female, 

 about 2 inches smaller, with the head, neck, breast and 

 general color of the upper parts, brown, darker on the 

 upper part of the head, lighter on the back. Bill, legs 

 and feet, similar to those of the male. The weight of 

 the adult male is about 2 1-2 pounds, and that of the 

 female, 2 lbs. 7 oz. 



