. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . 79 FLORIDA DUCK. 134. Anas fnlrifitiht. 21 in. ^hich liojliter than the l^lack Duck, all the feathers■cing broadly margined with hully: throat nearly clearlurty without markings. The habits of this species.\hich is restricted to Florida and the Gulf coast toLouisiana, are the same as those of the northern BlackDuck. Notes.—Precisely like those of the Mallard. Nest.—Of grass and down, on the ground, the eggsKiug like tliose of the Black Duck but. averaging arifh smaller (); April. Range.—Florida and the Gulf
. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . 79 FLORIDA DUCK. 134. Anas fnlrifitiht. 21 in. ^hich liojliter than the l^lack Duck, all the feathers■cing broadly margined with hully: throat nearly clearlurty without markings. The habits of this species.\hich is restricted to Florida and the Gulf coast toLouisiana, are the same as those of the northern BlackDuck. Notes.—Precisely like those of the Mallard. Nest.—Of grass and down, on the ground, the eggsKiug like tliose of the Black Duck but. averaging arifh smaller (); April. Range.—Florida and the Gulf coast to La.; Mottled Duck (A. f. maculosa), is very similarto the Florida species, but is mottled with black on thebelly, instead of streaked. It is found on the ofTe.\as and north to Kansas. SO GADWALL 135. Chaulelasmus strcpenis. 20 in. Male witli chestnut wing coverts and white specuhiin;lining of wings white; eyes brown. Tlie female is simi-lar, but the back and wings are brownish-gray and thespeculum gray and white. A rather rare migrant inNew England,
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