154 FALCATED TEAL. 



from the forehead to the neck, which is almost uni- 

 colorous broAvn black, but when seen in light it has a 

 feeble greenish lustre, and near the eyes the feathers 

 have a slight yellowish grey border. The cheeks and 

 auditory orifices are entirely as in the old female, 

 streaked with yellowish grey and black; the throat 

 duller and almost unicolorous brown grey, whilst the 

 streaky markings of the old bird are hardly visible; 

 the shoulders and upper part of the back are likewise 

 duller and unicolorous. The lower part of the back 

 to the rump and the upper tail feathers are almost 

 unicolorous black brown, the first scarcely marked, the 

 latter with rust yellow borders; tail feathers black 

 brown, with scarcely visible whitish borders; the wings 

 are duller than in the old female; upper wing coverts 

 grey brown, and the lesser and middle often marked 

 at the points with blackish borders. The tips of the 

 greater wing coverts, which have a well-formed spec- 

 ulum, are not clear white, but only greyish white; the 

 speculum has a dull greenish lustre; primaries unicolorous 

 black brown, somewhat lighter on the inner webs of 

 the upper parts." 



"The advanced but still youthful clothing of the 

 young male has a great resemblance to the female in 

 the same seasonal dress, especially the under parts; 

 the head, throat, lov/er part of back, rump, upper tail 

 feathers and coverts are precisely the same; while the 

 shoulders, upper parts of back and wings, are distinct; 

 on the shoulders and lower part of the throat especially 

 are found unicolorous black brown feathers, with rust 

 yellow borders. The feathers on the upper part of 

 the back, which are black brown, are mixed with 

 some having yellow borders, and others with very 

 delicate waved bands or spots. These marks are like 



