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streak over the eye ; the upper parts blackish-brown, the 
feathers edged with reddish ; the lower parts light reddish, 
marked with oblong spots of greyish-brown. 
Male, 21, 34, 10 T \, Iff, If, lif, ,fy. Female, 19, 30. 
The Gadwall can scarcely be considered as a regular win- 
ter visitant, it being very seldom met with near the eastern 
coasts of England, and that chiefly in spring; nor has it 
hitherto occurred in Scotland. It is said to be very abundant 
in Holland, and to be extensively dispersed over the conti- 
nent. It also occurs in North America, 
Gadwall. Grey. 
Anas strepera, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 200.— -Anas strepera, 
Lath. Ind. Ornith. ii. 859. — Anas strepera, Temm. Man. 
d’Ornith. ii. 837. — Querquedula strepera, Gadwall Teal, 
MacGillivray, Brit. Birds, v. 
250. Querquedula caudacuta. Pintail Teal. 
Male with the bill two inches and two-twelfths long, nine- 
twelfths broad toward the end, black with the sides toward 
the base light blue ; scapulars and inner secondaries elon- 
gated and acuminate ; middle tail-feathers long and tapering 
to a fine point; head and throat dusky-brown ; a longitudinal 
band of greenish-black on the hind-neck, and two white bands 
continuous with the white of the lower part ; back and sides 
finely undulated with grey and white ; smaller wing-coverts 
grey; speculum green and black, margined anteriorly with 
red and posteriorly with white; tail grey, middle feathers 
brownish-black ; lower tail-coverts black, the outer partially 
white. Female with the scapulars, inner secondaries, and 
tail-feathers less elongated ; the head and neck light reddish, 
streaked with dusky ; the upper parts blackish-brown, the 
feathers edged and variously barred with reddish-white ; the 
lower parts yellowish-white, marked with oblong spots of 
greyish-brown. 
Male, 25, 35, Ilf, 2&, If, Iff x 5 ? . Female, 21, 33. 
This elegantly-formed and beautifully-coloured species is 
not uncommon in winter and spring in some parts of Eng- 
land, but is of very rare occurrence in the south of Scotland, 
and has not been met with in its northern islands. It is ex- 
tensively dispersed over the continents of Europe and Asia, 
and not less so over that of North America, 
Pintail Duck. Winter Duck. 
Anas acuta, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 202. — Anas acuta, Lath. 
Ind. Ornith. ii. 864. — Anas acuta, Temm. Man. d’Orniih. ii. 
