Ci. U. RED BREASTED SHOVELER DUCK. 
wings of a fine sky blue; those next the quil 
feathers tipt with white; the greater quil fea- 
thers are dusky; the exterior webs of those in 
the middle, are of a glossy green. ‘The tail 
consists of fourteen feathers, the outmost are 
white, those in the middle black, edged with 
white; the belly is of a bay color; the vent 
feathers black; the legs red. The female has 
the same marks in the wings as the male, but 
the colors are less bright; the rest of the 
plumage resembles that of the common wild 
duck. 
Anas rubens. A. fusca, jugulo Lath. Ind. orn. 857. id. 
et pectore rubro-fuscis, spe- ~ Syn. vi. 512. 
culo alarum purpureo albo Gm. Lin. 519. 
marginato, cauda brevi alba. 
‘WE are indebted to Mr, Bolfon for the de- 
scription of this bird, who informed us that it 
was sometimes taken in the decoys in Lincoln- 
shire. 
_ It is the size of a common duck. The bill 
large, broad, serrated at the sides, and en- 
tirely of a brownish yellow color; the head 
large ; the eyes small; the irides yellow; the 
breast and throat of a reddish brown, the latter 
paler, but both quite free from any spots; the 
FEMALE. 
ig. Rep 
BREASTED 
SHOVELER. 
Descrir- 
TION. 
