. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 302 KEY AND DESCRIPTION the breast deeply tinged with light brown. The bill of this species is larger than that of No. 36, the culmen ranging from If to If Length, 16^ ; wing, 7^ (TJ-S) ; tail, 3J; tarsus, IJ ; culmen, 1|-1|. Western America east to the Rooky Mountains and south to ;onia. Casual eastward, Illinois, Cinnamon Teal 38. Shoveller (142. Spdtula dypehta). — A large, broad-billed, bright-colored, white-breasted, chestnut-brown-bellied, dark-hea
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 302 KEY AND DESCRIPTION the breast deeply tinged with light brown. The bill of this species is larger than that of No. 36, the culmen ranging from If to If Length, 16^ ; wing, 7^ (TJ-S) ; tail, 3J; tarsus, IJ ; culmen, 1|-1|. Western America east to the Rooky Mountains and south to ;onia. Casual eastward, Illinois, Cinnamon Teal 38. Shoveller (142. Spdtula dypehta). — A large, broad-billed, bright-colored, white-breasted, chestnut-brown-bellied, dark-headed duck with blue wing cov- erts and green speculum. The bill is spoon-shaped, being nearly twice as wide near the tip as at the base. The female is mainly dark-brown blotched on a buff ground; the middle of the belly is lightest and the back darkest. The wings are much like those of the male. The large, spoon-shaped bill distinguishes the species. (Broad-bill; Spoon- bill Duck.) Length, 17-21 ; wing, 9J (9-10) ; tail, 3 ; tar sus, 1|; culmen, 2f. Northern hemisphere ; breeding in America from Texas to Alaska, and wintering from New Jersey and southern Illinois to northern South America. Not abundant on the coast north of the Carolinas. 39. Pintail (143. Ddfila acuta). — A sharp-tailed, dark- brown-headed, wavy- gray - backed duck,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Co
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