. Natural history of birds, fish, insects, and reptiles . bill, the other part ofwhich is of a lead colour; the structure of thehead and mouth very much resembles the com-mon wild duck, only the head does not seemto be quite so large in proportion to the body,which also appears of a finer shape, and thewings longer. The crown of the head towardsthe base of the bill is of a pale pink colour, in-clining to a reddish white; the other parts ofthe head and the neck are red ; the sides of thtbody and the upper part of the breast are tinc-tured with a very fair, glossy, and beautifulclaret colour^ wi
. Natural history of birds, fish, insects, and reptiles . bill, the other part ofwhich is of a lead colour; the structure of thehead and mouth very much resembles the com-mon wild duck, only the head does not seemto be quite so large in proportion to the body,which also appears of a finer shape, and thewings longer. The crown of the head towardsthe base of the bill is of a pale pink colour, in-clining to a reddish white; the other parts ofthe head and the neck are red ; the sides of thtbody and the upper part of the breast are tinc-tured with a very fair, glossy, and beautifulclaret colour^ with a few small transverse lines ofblack. The feathers on the back are brown, withthe edges more pale, or ash coloured ; the sca-pular feathers, and those under the fore partof the wings, are finely variegated with smalltransverse black and white lines, beautifully dis-persed like waves ; the quill feathers are someof them brown with white tips, others havetheir outward webs of a blackish purple ; otherparts, especially those beyond the covert fea-thers,. WidgecnfMille SeFtniaJt
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