. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. ! ! 48 LAMELLIROSTRAL SWIMMERS â ANSERES. Clangula albeola. THE BUFFLE-HEADED DUCK; BTTTTEB-BAIL. Anas albeola, Linn. S. N. cd. 10, I. 1758, 124; ed. 12, I. 1766,199. â Wils. Am. Om. VIII. 1814, 51, pi. 62, figs. 2, 3. Faligula albeola, BuNAi'. Synop. 1828, 394. â Nutt. Man. II. 1834, 445.âAud. Orn. Biog. IV. 1838, 217, pi. 225 ; Syiiop. 1839, 293 ; B. Am. VI. 1843, 369, pi. 408. Clangula albeola, Siephens, Shaw's Gt'ii. Zool. XII. ii. 1824, 184. âS\v. & Rich. F. B. A. II. 1831, 458. â EiDGW. N
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. ! ! 48 LAMELLIROSTRAL SWIMMERS â ANSERES. Clangula albeola. THE BUFFLE-HEADED DUCK; BTTTTEB-BAIL. Anas albeola, Linn. S. N. cd. 10, I. 1758, 124; ed. 12, I. 1766,199. â Wils. Am. Om. VIII. 1814, 51, pi. 62, figs. 2, 3. Faligula albeola, BuNAi'. Synop. 1828, 394. â Nutt. Man. II. 1834, 445.âAud. Orn. Biog. IV. 1838, 217, pi. 225 ; Syiiop. 1839, 293 ; B. Am. VI. 1843, 369, pi. 408. Clangula albeola, Siephens, Shaw's Gt'ii. Zool. XII. ii. 1824, 184. âS\v. & Rich. F. B. A. II. 1831, 458. â EiDGW. Norn. N. Am. B. 1S81, no. 621. â CouES, Check List, 2d cd. 1882, no. 727. Buccpliala albeola, Baiud, B. N. Am. 1858, 797 ; Cat. N. Am. B. 1859, no. 595. â Coues, Koy, 1872, 290 ; Check List, 1873, no. 507 ; Birds N. W. 1874, 577. Anas buecphala, Linn. S. N. ed. 10, I. 1758, 125 ; cd. 12, I. 1766, 200 (^ ). Anas riistica, Linn. tt. c. 125, 201 (J ). Had. North America, breeding northerly ; nii;,'rating south in winter to Cuba and Mexico. Sp. Char. Adult, male: Head and upper hull' of the neck rich silky metallic green, violct-. C. atlicidii. purple and greenish bronze, the prevailing on the lower part of the neck, the green on llio anterior part of the head, the purple on the cheeks and crown ; a large patch of pure white on tlio side of the head, extending from the eye back to ami around the occiput; lower half of the neck, lower jiurts generally, wing-coverts, secondaries, ami outer scapulars pure white, the latter narrowly, and the feathers of tlie Hanks more widely, edged with black ; posterior parts of the body beneath tingeil with jmle ash-gray ; U]iiiL'r tail-coverts light hoary gray ; tail slate-gray, the slial'ts black. Bill bli '.â <li plumbeous, dusky on the nail niid at base ; iris very dark brown ; legs and feet pinkisli, or lilaceous, wiiite. Total length, about inclus; extent, ; wing, ( ; culnien, ; tar- pu.«,
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