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Yarrel, W., on the habits of the Cyprinidae; on Raia clavata; on the characters of the male salmon during the breeding season; on the characters of the rays; on the gemmeous dragonet; on colours of salmon; on the spawning of the salmon; on the incubation of the Lophobranchii; on rivalry in song-birds; on the trachea of the swan; on the moulting of the Anatidae; on the young of the waders.
As on the South Coast of Devon or Dorset, a few scattered Scoters non-breeding birds, of course remain throughout the summer. I have one, a male, killed off Guernsey on July 19th: this bird is in that peculiar state of plumage which all the males of the Anatidae put on from about July to October, and in which many of them look so like the females.
Anas boschas, male plumage of. Anas histrionica. Anas punctata. Anastomus oscitans, sexes and young of; white nuptial plumage of. Anatidae, voices of. Anax junius, differences in the sexes of. Andaman islanders, susceptible to change of climate. Anderson, Dr., on the tail of Macacus brunneus; the Bufo sikimmensis; sounds of Echis carinata. Andreana fulva.
Swimming birds speckled the surface; various species of Anatidae swans, geese, and ducks, while the air was filled with flights of gulls and curlews, or was cut by the strong whistling wings of the mallards. Other than waterfowl had chosen this secluded spot for their favourite dwelling-place.
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