D U 



K. 



539 



nothing to do with the age, can only afcertain theyhr. We have 

 feen the Golden-eye complete in every thing but the white fpot 

 at the corners of the mouth ; and in the Britijh Mufeum may be 

 feen one with the white fpot as large as ufual, but advanced only 

 fo far towards perfection as to be greatly obfcured by dufky fpots ; 

 ferving to fhew the progrefs of nature towards the perfection of 

 the diftin£tive marks of the adult bird. 



La Sarcelle da Mexique, Brif. Orn. vi. p. 458. — Buf. Oif. ix. p. 

 Toltecoloctli, feu Metzcanahachtli, Raii Syn. p. 175. 

 Sarcelle, Defer. Sarin, ii. p. 158. 



285. 



78. 

 MEXICAN D. 



CIZE of our 'teal. The upper mandible blue; the under Description. 



black : irides black* : the head is fulvous, mixed with black- 

 ifh and gloffy greenifh blue : between the bill and eye a large 

 fpot of white: neck and body white, fpeckled with black dots, 

 in greatefl: number on the bread; : fcapulars, and upper tail co- 

 verts, the fame; under tail coverts blue : wing coverts blue, acrofs 

 them a band of white; the greater ones, fartheft. from the body, 

 blackifh : quills black, fome of the middle ones green outwardly, 

 and tipped with fulvous, forming a band of the laft acrofs the 

 wing at that part ; but thofe neareft the body are white, dotted 

 with black : tail dufky black, margined with white ; legs of a 

 pale red. 



The female differs in having the head, hind part of the Femals, 

 neck, back and fcapulars, wing coverts, and rump, black, fome 

 of the feathers edged with fulvous, and others with white: throat, 



Fcrmin fays, the irides and eye-lids are yellow. 



3 Z 2 



fore 



