. A history of the game birds, wild fowl and shore birds of Massachusetts and adjacent states, including those used for food which have disappeared since the settlement of the country, and those which are now hunted for food or sport, with observations on their former abundance and recent decrease in numbers; also the means for conserving those still in existence . Male. Length. — About 21 inches. Adult Male. — Mantle and sides all silvery white, daintily pencilled withfine, wavy lines of dusky; head and nearly all of neck brownish red,darkening on crown and fore face; lower neck all round, a
. A history of the game birds, wild fowl and shore birds of Massachusetts and adjacent states, including those used for food which have disappeared since the settlement of the country, and those which are now hunted for food or sport, with observations on their former abundance and recent decrease in numbers; also the means for conserving those still in existence . Male. Length. — About 21 inches. Adult Male. — Mantle and sides all silvery white, daintily pencilled withfine, wavy lines of dusky; head and nearly all of neck brownish red,darkening on crown and fore face; lower neck all round, a little of upperback, most of breast, rump and tail coverts brownish black; wings andtail gray; below white; legs leaden gray; iris red; bill blackish; feetgrayish blue. Adult Female. — Head, neck and breast dull amber brown or brownish tan,darkest on top of head, grayish on throat; above grayish brown; bellywhite or yellowish white; iris reddish brown; bill and feet as in male. Field Marks. — The white mantle of the male, the flattened forehead andthe long, peculiarly shaped beak of both sexes, and the brown head,neck and fore body of the female, contrasting with the grayish backand flanks, serve to identify this bird. Notes. — A harsh, guttural croak (Elliot). The female, a loud quack and ascreaming curr-roui when startled (Eaton). Season. — Ra
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