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SthP hnH ‘he rest of the under surfaee 
nn.-in.-n^ ^ "'‘"g-coverts and axillaries white : 
3ld b rX^na'i^h’ ohve-green, almost olive-yellow in 
browS ’■ h-ght olive-green, the claws 
rl’ *""Sth, 23 inches; culmen, 
2 I , Wing, no, lail, 3-6 ; tarsus, 2*0. 
with blackish centres to 
the feathers and with rufous bars, the feathers being edged with 
liith everywhere thickly Leaked 
wth blackish; wing-coverts brown, the greater series tinned 
mth .shy.,,.hijish fotming a .-ing-barf quills 
secondaries ashy-whitish externally, with a dark brown base 
orming a second wing-bar; under surface of body lighter 
blown, with fulvesccnt cross-bars, the chest slightly Lre 
h^ndeT^’ *he flanks more Loadly 
anded with rufous and black; under wing-coverts brown a 
few of the centre ones white ; bill and feet as in the male, ’ ‘ 
Young MaIes.-Brown like the females, but much darker and 
more uniform, with the light margins to the feathers very in- 
w greater coverts and secondaries narrowly tiLed 
with white, ^rming two obsolete wing-bars ; the sides of the 
head blackish in the males and brown in the females; throat 
ashy-brown; remainder of under surface of body pale brown 
with numerous whitish cross-lines, which are brought into relief 
by dusky sub-terminal bars. 
In the breedmg-se^on the males assume a hen-like plumage 
which, according to Count Salvador!, is like that of tL ~ 
male, but generally shows some white and black feathem re® 
maining. ic- 
Kestling.-Dark brown above, pale brown below, with a 
broad streak over each eye. ’ 
Range in Great Britain. — The breeding-range nf 
Eid„ Duck lieu ,hc „o«h of ,he f™ 
Fame Islands and the coast of Northumberland north to the 
Orkneys and Shetland Isles. It is also on the increase n he 
western islands of Scotland, but is unknown as a breeding bird 
m Ireland, where indeed, it is only a rare visitor. In the 
winter It is met with off the coast of England. 
