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well as the upper part of the neck, of a 
rusty brown ; round the middle of the neck 
is a greyish ring ; the lower part of the 
neck and breast mottled dusky and cinere- 
ous; back dusky, dashed with cinereous ; 
the coverts of the wings and quills like 
the male, but the black parts of a dusky co- 
lour; the forepart of the legs and toes 
yellowish, the hind part and webs black." 
The males of the first year resemble the 
old females, but the beak is of a dark ash 
colour, the irides of a greenish yellow ; 
the toes of a yellowish brown. At the age 
of one year the white spot at the side of 
the beak begins to appear, and the fea- 
thers of the head become black without 
reflecting green. 
It cannot be doubted that the descriptions 
of Anas Glaucion of Linnaeus and Latham, 
theMorillon of Pennant, Latham, and Bew- 
ick, the Brown headed Duck of Lewin and 
the smaller Red headed Duck of Willughby 
and Ray, point out very exactly the plu- 
mage of the old female and the young male 
of this species. 
Linnaeus says that " this species inha- 
bits Europe, Asia and North America; 
