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Temminck observes that the Old Male 
of this species is the Anas Circia of Linn : 
and Summer Teal of Latham. 
The female which is smaller than the 
male, has a white band marked with brown 
spots, behind and under the eyes; the throat 
white ; the upper parts of its plumage dus- 
ky brown edged with light brown, the 
lower plumage approaching to white ; the 
speculum or beauty spot upon the wing 
dull green. 
The young males before they moult are 
like the females ; some are often seen at 
the beginning of winter with the throat 
white ; many brown feathers mixed with 
those which adorn the bird in its perfect 
plumage; the white band spotted with 
brown, the reddish brown of the head not 
.so deep, the belly not r tinged with yellow, 
but often marked with brown spots. 
The author before quoted, informs us 
that the female breeds in temperate climes 
and makes her nest of grass in marshy 
meadows ; and lays twelve eggs of a green-? 
ish yellow colour. 
We had a specimen of the male of this 
