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Female. — Smaller than the male, but coloured in 

 a similar manner. 



THE GADWALL. 



(Anas sirepera) 



Male. — The bill black, tinged towards the base 

 with blui?h-grey ; iris red brown. Upper part of 

 head and nape dusky, with small red brown markings. 

 Lower neck all round, and part of back, dusky, with 

 semi-circular white lines ; middle of back, scapulars, 

 and sides finely waved with dusky grey and reddish- 

 white. Smaller wing coverts grey, barred with pale 

 reddish ; middle coverts deep chestnut red. The 

 speculum, or beauty-spot, black and white ; hind-part 

 of back and tail coverts bluish-black ; tail grey ; 

 legs and feet orange, the webs darker. Length, from 

 bill to end of tail, twenty-one inches. 



Female. — Upper part of the head dusky, with a 

 lightish streak over the eye. The upper parts 

 blackish-brown, the feathers edged with reddish. 

 The lower parts reddish, marked with grey. 



THE GOLDEN-EYE. 



{Clangula glaucion.) 



Male. — The bill black ; iris yellow. The head 

 and upper neck deep glossy green, with rich purple 

 reflections. A large white spot on each side between 

 the cheeks and the bill, below the level of the eye. 

 The back and some of the scapulars are black ; the 

 outer scapulars white, with black margins ; tail dark 



