. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Gibier; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques. OLD SQUAW. LONG-TAILED DUCK. SOU-SOUTHKRLV. COCKAWEE. Cl^\NGUI^V IIYKMALIS. Char. Male: back, rump, and tail l)lack, the central tail-feathers very long; crown and neck white; checks brownish gray, and below the gray a patch of brown ; breast and wings black, the wings varied with white; belly white; bill pale pink,nail and base black; legs a
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Gibier; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques. OLD SQUAW. LONG-TAILED DUCK. SOU-SOUTHKRLV. COCKAWEE. Cl^\NGUI^V IIYKMALIS. Char. Male: back, rump, and tail l)lack, the central tail-feathers very long; crown and neck white; checks brownish gray, and below the gray a patch of brown ; breast and wings black, the wings varied with white; belly white; bill pale pink,nail and base black; legs and feet leaden blue, the webs darker. Length 20 to 23 inches ; middle tail-feathers 8 to 9 inches. The female lias the criiwn and upper parts dark brown ; a dark stiipe behind the eyes; under parts white; tail without long feathers. y\W/. Concealed under a bush, sometimes amid a tussock of rank licrbage, — made of a few weed-stems and some grass, and thickly lined with down. ^\''A^^' 5-7; P^lc grayish green, sometimes greenish buff; X This elegant and noisy Duck, known so generally in the Southern States by the nickname of " South-Southerly," from its note, and in most other parts by the appellation of " Old Squaws," or " Old Wives," is an Arctic inhabitant of both con- tinents, and abounds in the glacial seas of America, where it is seen coi monly associated with the Eider, Surf, Black, and other Ducki of congenial habits, who invariably prefer the frail but, to them, productive dominion of the sea to the land or its more peaceful, waters. So strong is the predilection of T;| fej. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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