. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 304 KEY AND DESCMIPTION slightly crested, somewhat iridescent, grayish and slaty-brown duck, with lower breast streaked with buff; the throat is white and there is a white stripe from the eye backward; the head is purplish-brown on the crown, and ashy-brown on the sides. The forest-bordered fresh waters form the home for this bird, and a hole in tree or stump its nesting quarters. (Summer Duck.) Length, 18J ; wing, 9 ; tail, 4J ; tarsus, If ; oulmen, If. Temperate
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 304 KEY AND DESCMIPTION slightly crested, somewhat iridescent, grayish and slaty-brown duck, with lower breast streaked with buff; the throat is white and there is a white stripe from the eye backward; the head is purplish-brown on the crown, and ashy-brown on the sides. The forest-bordered fresh waters form the home for this bird, and a hole in tree or stump its nesting quarters. (Summer Duck.) Length, 18J ; wing, 9 ; tail, 4J ; tarsus, If ; oulmen, If. Temperate North America; breeding from Florida to Hudson Bay, and wintering from the Middle States to Mexico. FISH DUCKS (SUBFAMILY MERGfN^) Characteristics given on p. 2T8 Key to the Species * Wing, OJ-llJ long; frontal feathers extending beyond those on the side of the bill 41. American Merganser. * Wing, 8J-9J long; frontal feathers not extending beyond those on the side of the bill 42. Red-breasted Merganser. * Wing, 7-8^ long ; crest on head high and flattened sideways ..43. Hooded Merganser. 41. American Mer- ganser (129. Mergdn- ser americdbnus). — A slightly crested, slen- der-billed, dark-green- headed, fish duck, with the back and wings black and white, the tail gray, and the under parts, including breast,buffy white. The female is reddish-brown-headed, gray-backed and whit- ish - bellied, with a white patch on throat, and white speculum. American Merganser The head color BX-. 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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