20 NATURALIST'S CABINET. 



Chinese teal Summer duck. 



to the eve; the tail is sharp towards the end, and 

 about three inches long; the legs and feet of a 

 dusky pale colour. 



Their flesh is of a delicate taste ; it affords a 

 fine nourishment to the body, and amongst those 

 of its kind, is said to challenge the first place. 



The Chinese teal of Edwards, and the summer 

 duck of Catesby, are elegant species ; the for-* 

 mer is a native of China, sometimes brought alive 

 into England, but too tender to be reared in this 

 country. The other inhabits Mexico and some 

 of the West- India islands : and is to be seen here 

 at times in the menageries of the curious. 





