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FEMALE. 
GADWALL DUCK. Cuass Il. 
and flat; the head, and upper part of the neck, 
are of a reddish brown, spotted with black; 
the lower part, the breast, the upper part cf 
the back, and scapulars, are beautifully marked 
with black and white lines; the belly is of a 
dirty white; the rump above and below is 
black; the tail ash colored, edged with white ; 
the coverts on the ridge of the wing are of a 
pale reddish brown ; those beneath are of a pur- 
plish red, the lowest of a deep black; the 
greater quil feathers’ are dusky; the inher web 
of three of the lesser quil feathers are white, 
which forms a conspicuous spot; the legs are 
orange colored. The breast of the female is 
of a reddish brown, spotted with black; the 
back of the same color; and though it has the 
same marks on the wings, they are far inferior 
in brightness to those of the male. 
