THE GARGANEYS. 
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feathers, like the sides of the neck ; the feathers on the fore- 
neck and sides of body white, mottled with brown centres ; re- 
mainder of under surface buffy-white, with indistinct brown 
centres to some of the feathers, becoming pear-shaped on 
the under tail-coverts ; under wing-coverts white, the outer 
ones brown, edged with white; axillaries pure white. Total 
length, I4’3 inches ; wing, 6-8. 
Young Birds. — At first resemble the old female, but the 
colour is rather darker and the breast is more rufous. They 
are very like young Teal, but can be distinguished by the 
absence of the green speculum. 
In post-nuptial plumage the colour of the male becomes 
like that of the old female, but it can always be distinguished 
by its brighter green speculum. The hen-like dress is retained 
for a longer period than in most Ducks, and remains of it can 
he seen in specimens shot well into the winter season. 
Eange in Great Britain. — The Garganey, or Summer Teal, as it 
is also called, comes to England in the spring, and nests in the 
eastern counties, but is of irregular occurrence elsewhere. Mr. 
De Winton writes to me “ It is possible that the Garganey 
succeeds in rearing a brood in parts of England not yet 
recorded. An occasional imir visit Herefordshire, and I have 
known them to be shot as late as May, when they ought to be 
hatching off In 1894, Mr. Ashdown, the well-known local 
taxidermist, received a pair in the second week in May.” 
In Scotland and Ireland and the greater, part of England 
the Garganey is only of occasional occurrence in spring, and 
again on its return migration in autumn. 
Range outside the British Islands. — The range of the Garganey 
seems to be more southerly than that of the other species. It 
is only known as an accidental visitor to Scandinavia, the 
Fferoes, and Iceland, but breeds throughout the rest of Europe 
and as far north as Archangel. In Asia it is found breeding 
in Turkestan and Southern Siberia, but not in Northern Asia. 
In winter the Garganey is found in the Mediterranean, the 
Black and the Caspian Seas, and extends as far south as 
Somali-land, while in the east it is plentiful during the winter 
in India and China, and goes as far as Borneo and the Moluc- 
cas. 
