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narrow lines of black : the quil feathers dulky : 
the belly alh-colored and brown : the tail confifts 
of twelve Ihort feathers, of a deep grey color : 
the legs lead colored : the irides of a bright yel¬ 
low, tinged with red. The head of the female is 
of a pale reddiih brown : the bread; is rather of a 
deeper color : the coverts of the wings a plain 
a fit-color: the back marked like that of the male : 
the belly afh-colored. Thefe birds frequent frefh 
water as well as the fea. 
SPECIES XVIII. The Wigeon. 
Wigeon, or whewer. Wil. orn. 375. 
Rail fyn. av. 146. 
Anas penelope. Lin. Jyfl. 126. 
^HE wigeon weighs near twenty-three 
ounces : the length is twenty inches; 
the breadth two feet three. The bill 
is lead colored : the head, and upper part of the 
neck is of a bright light bay; the forehead paler, 
in fome almoft white : the lower part of the neck 
is furrounded with a circle of feathers, marked 
with fmall black and white undulated bars : the 
plumage of the back, and fides under the wings 
are colored in the fame manner : the bread: is of 
a light purplifh hue : the belly white : the vent 
feathers black. In fome birds the coverts of the 
Gefner av. 121. 
Anas fiftularis. Brijfon av. VI. 391. 
Tab. 35. Fig. 2. 
wings are almoft wholly white; in others of a pale 
brown, edged with white : the greater quil fea¬ 
thers are dufky ; the outmoft webs of the middle 
feathers of a fine green, the tips black $ the lafl 
are elegantly diriped with black and white. The 
two middle feathers of the tail are longer than 
the others, black and (harp pointed $ the red: afh- 
colored : the legs dufky. The head of the fe¬ 
male is of a rufty brown, fpotted with black ; the 
back is of a deep brown edged with a paler : the 
tips of the lefler quil feathers white : the belly 
white. 
SPECIES XIX. The Gad wall. Plate 3 
Gadwall, or Gray. JVd. orn. 374. 
Rail fyn. av. 145 * 
Brijfon av. VI. 339. Tab. 33. Fig. 1 
wr~\ H I S fpecies is rather inferior in fize 
to the wigeon. The bill is two inches 
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long, black, and flat j the head, and 
upper part of the neck are of a reddifh brown 
fpotted with black \ the lower part, tne bread, 
the upper part of the back, and the fcapmars aie 
beautifully marked with black and white lines j 
the belly is of a dirty white j the rump above 
and below is black ; the tail afh-colored, edged 
with white \ the coverts on the ridge of the wing 
Anas ftrepera. Lin . fyft. 125. 
Gefner av . 121. 
are of a pale reddifh brown ; thofe beneath are of 
a purplifh red, the lowed of a deep black j the 
greater quil feathers are dusky; the inner web of 
three of the lefler quil feathers are white ; which 
forms a confpicuous fpot j the legs are orange 
colored. The bread of the female is of a reddifh 
brown, fpotted with black ; the back of the fame 
color j and tho’ it has the fame marks on the 
wings, they are far inferior in brightnefs to thofe 
of the male. 
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