Front:
THE WIDGEON.
by Winifred Austen.
Back:
COPYRIGHT.
BIRD SERIES.
"WINIFRED AUSTEN"
AND LONDON.
DUNDEE
PUBLISHED BY VALENTINE & SONS, LTD.,
Valentine's
WIDGEON.-Mareca Penelope (Linn.)
is a winter visitor to the British Isles, not
nesting usually except in Scotland, Haunts
sandy shores, estuaries, meres and lakes.
Its nest is made of herbage and sooty down
and is usually concealed near water. The
eggs are creamy white. Length 18".
5219
GT. BRITAIN
