PLATE CVI. 
The Widgeon^ 
Represented in this plate, is the female. Thefe birds are pretty common in Cambridgelhire 
and the Ifle of Ely, where the male is called the Widgeon, and the female the Whewer. They feed 
upon wild periwinkles, grafs, weeds, &c. which grow at the bottom of rivers and lakes. In fize 
they are between the Wild Duck and the Teal ; their flelli has a very delicious tafte, not inferior to 
the Teal or Wild Duck. 
No. XXXVI. 
