. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 178 DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS shaped bill—the broadest of any American duck. The head and neck of the male are either black, or dark metallic-green; and the body colors are black, white, blue and green, hand- somely disposed. The bill of this bird shows the limit of development in width, and the comb-like lamellae along the outer edges,. Male. Female. THE SHOVELLER DUCK. which are designed for use in straining minute particles of food out of water, are very pronounced. These
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 178 DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS shaped bill—the broadest of any American duck. The head and neck of the male are either black, or dark metallic-green; and the body colors are black, white, blue and green, hand- somely disposed. The bill of this bird shows the limit of development in width, and the comb-like lamellae along the outer edges,. Male. Female. THE SHOVELLER DUCK. which are designed for use in straining minute particles of food out of water, are very pronounced. These minute plates are set cross-wise at the edges of the mandibles, and perform the same function as the plates of hairy baleen, or "whalebone," in the mouth of a baleen whale. All the mem- bers of the Order Anatidae are provided with lamellated bills, as also are the flamingoes. This fine duck is a bird of inland waters, and appears to dislike salt water. It is found sparingly "pretty much every-. 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 Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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