﻿SUMMER DUCK 117 



with black, which colour extends over the nostrils ; the legs 

 and feet are orange yellow, with dusky webs ; the eyes 

 orange. 



The female has only a small crest on the top of her head, 

 and the colouring of that part is deep purple ; behind the eyes 

 is a white band ; the chin and front of the throat are white ; 

 the head and neck are yellowish brown ; the breast dusky 

 brown, with triangular white spots ; the back and scapulars 

 are chestnut brown with bronzed reflections ; the female has 

 not any of the pendant feathers on the sides of the posterior 

 parts ; the beak is brown, the legs olivaceous grey ; the eyes 

 hazel. 



The egg figured 253 is that of the Summer Duck. 



