﻿82 ANATID.E. 



The female differs very much from the male, having 

 the head pale reddish brown with dusky shaft streaks, all 

 the upper parts are dusky brown, with rufous white edgings 

 to the feathers ; the under parts are rufous, with dusky 

 brown spots ; the lesser wing-coverts tinged with pale cobalt 

 blue ; the speculum green. 



The egg figured 245 is that of the Shoveller. 



