. . uth on the Labrador coast,where feather hunters, eggers and fishermen successively havedestroyed thousands and tens of thousands of wild-fowl andsea birds. But most of the Old-Squaws breed in the farnorth, where they are safe from molestation by civilized manduring the breeding season. The Old-squaw feeds on small Crustacea and mussels, fishfry, insects, etc., fresh-water or marine, according to thelocality where it may happen to feed. Mackay says thatthey eat a small shell-fish resembling a diminutive also eat sand f
. . uth on the Labrador coast,where feather hunters, eggers and fishermen successively havedestroyed thousands and tens of thousands of wild-fowl andsea birds. But most of the Old-Squaws breed in the farnorth, where they are safe from molestation by civilized manduring the breeding season. The Old-squaw feeds on small Crustacea and mussels, fishfry, insects, etc., fresh-water or marine, according to thelocality where it may happen to feed. Mackay says thatthey eat a small shell-fish resembling a diminutive also eat sand fleas, razor shells {Siliqua costata), fresh-water clams, small white perch, penny shells (Astarte castanea),red whale bait, shrimps, mussels, small crabs and pond the severe winter of 1888 he has known them to go to theuplands of Nantucket in flocks and feed on the dried fine-topgrass {Anthoxanthum odoratum). 144 GAME BIRDS. WILD-FOWL AND SHORE BIRDS. HARLEQUIN DUCK {Histrionicus histrionicus).Common or local names: Lord and Lady; Sea Mouse; Female. Male. Length. — 15 to inches. Adult Male in Winter. — General color leaden blue, changing to blackishat edges of white markings, blue black on lower back and bluish grayon belly; peculiar crescent-shaped patch in front of eye, extending fromchin up to crown and alongside it, round spot near ear, narrow stripefrom back of this down upper neck, narrow collar around lower part ofneck, broad bar across side of breast to shoulder, other markings onwing and shoulders and a round spot on either side at base of tail white;lower and front neck, tliroat and bar on side of breast, center of fore-head, crown and liind neck black or blackish; flanks and a stripe ex-tending back above eye reddish brown; bill dusky or slate; feet slate,with dusky webs and pale claws; iris brown or reddish. Immature Males. — Vary for two or three years between this plumage andthat of the young, which is similar to that of adult femal
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