474 GARGAN'E Y. Clafs II. 



the legs are orange coloured. The breaft of the fe- 

 male is of a reddifh brown, fpotted with black; the 

 back of the fame color; and tho* it has the fame marks 

 on the wings, they are far inferior in brightnefs to 

 thofe of the male. 



XXIII. The GARGANEY. 



La Sarcelle. Belon av. 175. tab. 39. 



Querquedula varia. Gefner a<v. Krickantl. Kram. 343. 



107. Anas Querquedula. Lin. Jyfl. 

 Scavolo, Cercevolo, Garganello. 203. 



Aldr. av. iii. 89. 90. Faun. Suec./p. 128. 



Wil. orn. 377. Norvegis Krek-And. quihufd. 

 Querquedula prima Aldr. Rait Saur-And. Brunnich. 81. 



fyn. a'v. 148*. Br. Zoo/. 158. 

 La Sarcelle. BriJJon av. vi. 427. 



^Tp 1 HIS fpecies is of a fize between the wigeon 

 ■** and teal. The bill is of a deeo lead color ; the 

 crown of the head is duiky, marked with oblong 

 flreaks; on the chin is a large black fpot •, from the 

 corner of each eye is a long white line, that points 

 to the back of the neck: the cheeks, and upper part 

 of the neck, are of a pale purple, marked with mi- 

 nute oblong lines of white, pointing downwards; the 

 breaft is of a light brown, marked with femicircular 

 bars of black : the belly is white; the lower part and 

 vent varied with fpecks, and bars of a dufky hue ; 

 the coverts of the wings are grey ; but the lowed are 

 tipt with white ; the firft quil feathers are am-colored ; 



* Mr. Ray, in \\hfyn. a<v. 147. defcribes a duck under the name 

 of Phafeas ; in Yarkjhire it is called the widgeon : he fays, the head 

 and neck are brown, fpotted with triangular biack marks : the body, 

 wings and tail dulky, edged with a paler color : in the wings is a 

 double line of white: belly white: bill and legs blue.. We fufpedt 

 it to be a young bird of this fpecies, but wait for further informa- 

 tion before we can determine it. 



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