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parts under the skin on each side, holding- nearly as much as the cavity 
of the body. Now as a full or extraordinary inspiration of the human 
lungs has been considered to occupy a space of about sixty cubic inches, 
(Phil. Trans, vol. 69, p. 349,) so the Gannet is capable of containing- 
not less than 180 cubic inches of air at one time, subject to the will of 
the bird under certain impressions. » 
GAPE. — A cavity formed by the mandibles of the bill. 
GARDENIAN HERON. — A name for the young- of the Nig-ht 
Heron. 
GARGANEY (^Querqiiedula circia, Stephens.) 
Anas Queiquedula, Lirm. Syst. 1. p. 203. 32. — Gmel. Syst. 2. p. 531. — llaii, Syn. 
p. 148. 8 — Will. p. 291. t. 74 Ind. Orn. 2. p. 872. 99.—Brhs. 6. p. 427. 
31. t. 39. f. 1. 2. — Ib. 8vo. 2. p. 473. — Temm. Man. d’Orn. 2. p. 844 Anas 
circia, Gmel. Syst. 1. p. 533. — Phascas forte Gesnero D. Johnson, Rail, Syn. 
p. 147. A. 4. (fem.) — Will. p. 289— Sarcelle, Buff. Ois. 9. p. 260. — Querque- 
dula circia, Steph. in Shaw’s Gen. Zool. 9. — Garganey, Er. Zool. 2. No. 289. t. 
101 Ib. fob 158. t. Q. 9 Arct. Zool. 2. p. 576. O.— Will. (Angl.) p. 377. 
7. t. 74. — Lath. Syn. 6. p. 550. 87. — Lewin’s Br. Birds, t. 259. — Pult. Cat. 
Dorset, p. 21 Wale Syn. 1. t. 75. — Don. Br. Birds, 1. t. 21 Flem. Br. 
Aniin. p. 125.— Teal, var. Mont. Orn. Diet. 
Provincial . — Pied Widg-eon. Summer Teal. 
This species of duck is in size between the widgeon and teal ; length 
about sixteen inches ; weight fourteen or fifteen ounces. The bill is 
dark lead-colour ; irides light hazel. 
The upper part of the head dusky brown, streaked with dusky ; 
over the eye is a broad white line, passing down the side of the neck ; 
the cheeks and upper part of the neck purplish, marked with minute 
lines of white pointing' downwards ; the breast marked with semicir- 
culars lines of brown and black ; chin black ; belly dirty white, streaked 
with dusky towards the vent ; the sides crossed with numerous small 
black undulated lines ; coverts of the wings cinereous grey, the larger 
ones tipped with white ; scapulars long and narrow, the upper ones 
striped with black, white, and ash-colour, the rest cinereous grey ; 
the speculum on the secondary quill-feathers is green, tipped with 
white ; the tail is dusky ; legs lead-colour ; tail possesses fourteen 
feathers. The female is brown above, streaked with dusky ; the white 
streak behind the eye is very faint, and the green on the wing wanting. 
This last distinguishes it from the female teal, which in other respects 
it resembles. 
Whether this bird ever breeds with us is not ascertained ; we have 
received it from the decoys in Somersetshire, in the month of April, 
by the name of summer-teal, and were informed it made its appearance 
on those pools always about this time. 
It is found with us in winter, as also in France at that season ; has. 
