5 88 MORILLON. Class II. 



Female. The head of the female * is of a deep brown, 



tinged with red : the neck grey : breaft and belly- 

 white: coverts and fcapulars dufky and afh colored: 

 middle quil feathers white ; the others, together 

 with the tail, black : the legs dufky. Thefe birds 

 frequent frefh. water, as well as the fea ; being 

 found on the Shropjhire meres during winter. 



7, Moril- Le Morillon. 2V/ff«, 165. WiL 201. Sccpoli, No. 72. 



LON. on:. 368. Rail jyn. av. 144. Grey headed Duck. Br. ZcoL 



Anas glaucion ? Lin. fyft. Ed. 2d. II, 471. 



npHIS fpecies is rather lefs than the lad. The 

 -*■ bill of a yellowifh brown : the hides gold 

 color : the head of a dufky ruft color : round the 

 upper part of the neck is a collar of white ; be- 

 neath that a broader of grey. The back and co- 

 vercs dufky, with a few white lines : the greater 

 coverts dufky, with a few great fpots of white : 

 the primaries black : the fecondaries white. Bread 

 and belly white : tail dufky : the fides above the 

 thighs black : the legs yellow. 



This was bought in the London market. I am 

 doubtfull of the fex. Confult BriJJbn* VI. 406. tab. 

 XXXVI. 



* The fmaller red headed Duck. Wil. ern. $6g. Raii Jyn» 

 av. 143. 



Mr. 



