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olive green on the sides, and olive brown 
on the ridge ; nail black, and the under 
beak yellow; breast, belly, and vent glos- 
sy yellowish white, spotted on the latter 
parts with brown : the upper plumage is 
dark brown, each feather bordered with 
rusty brown, and edged with grey : the 
wings and legs nearly the same as those of 
the male. 
The nest of this bird is not uncommon in 
France. It is made of rushes lined with 
down. This nest, constructed with much 
care, is pretty wide, and rests on the sur- 
face of the water, so as to rise and fall 
with it. The eggs amount to ten or twelve, 
and are about the size of a pigeon's; they 
are dirty white with hazel spots. 
Mr. White, in his natural history of 
Selborne, mentions young Teal having been 
taken on the verge of a pond in Wolmer 
Forest, and we have not the least doubt 
that they breed in several places in the 
County of Norfolk, as we have frequently 
seen young birds of this species brought to 
market, and a friend of ours bought an im- 
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