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from the male as the Wild Duck differs 
from the Mallard. Her head and neck is 
of a rusty brown, streaked with dusky; 
the back and scapulars dusky brown, 
transversely marked with narrow white 
bars across each feather ; the speculum in 
the wing something like the male, but 
less conspicuous ; the under parts light 
rusty brown, mottled with a deeper shade|; 
the tail is brown and cuneiform; the two 
middle feathers are crossed with one or 
two pale lines, but not much longer than 
the next. The whole number of feathers 
sixteen. 
According to Temminck the female lays 
eight or nine eggs of a greenish blue colour. 
The head of the young male is of a red- 
dish brown spotted with black ; the belly 
yellowish, and the beauty spot of an 
olive green, and does not reflect different 
colours as is the case in the adult. 
We have not been able to assertain the 
fact, but are strongly inclined to believe, 
that a few of these birds continue with us 
the whole year, as we have seen several 
specimens exposed for sale in Norwich 
