. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . ouched be-hind drift logson the neck ofa long sand-spit, which en-closes theteeming wa-ters of Sem- iahmoo Bay. The Scoters had been feeding upon the bay at high tidein immense numbers, but at nightfall they began to retire across the neckto the open sea. On they came by little squads, hundreds of them, movinglike volleys of cannon balls, and clearing the brief stretch of land with awing-rush which tried the tense nerves to the utmost. Bang! Bang! wentthe guns, and the birds whic
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . ouched be-hind drift logson the neck ofa long sand-spit, which en-closes theteeming wa-ters of Sem- iahmoo Bay. The Scoters had been feeding upon the bay at high tidein immense numbers, but at nightfall they began to retire across the neckto the open sea. On they came by little squads, hundreds of them, movinglike volleys of cannon balls, and clearing the brief stretch of land with awing-rush which tried the tense nerves to the utmost. Bang! Bang! wentthe guns, and the birds which acknowledged the salute (not all were polite)grounded on the beach beyond with a thud like an aerolite,—at least so itseemed to excited senses. This species has not been much observed in Ohio, but it should be foundsparingly on Lake Erie, and occasionally at the reservoirs, both during migra-tions and in winter. To the four records given by Professor Jones I amable to add only one, that of a male taken in the fall of 1881 upon the groundsof the Wynous Point Shooting Club, and preserved in their Taken in Ottaifa County. Photo by Claude Bucher. A GOOD PI^ACE FOR SEA DUCKS. 6i8 THE RUDDY DUCK. No. 306. RUDDY DUCK. A. O. U. No. 167. Erismatura jamaicensis (Gmel). Description.—Adult male: Top of head and nape black; cheeks and chmwhite; neck all around, chest, sides ot breast, sides, and upper parts, rich chestnut-red; wings, lower back (but not upper coverts), and tail, blackish; tail, mostl)exposed, widely spread, graduated at sides, composed of eighteen to twenty stifHshfeathers, which, except m the breeding season, have the tips of the shafts moreor less exposed; remaining under parts silvery white (overlying dark brownishgray, which is irregularly and sometimes completely exposed, especially on sides,according to the wear of the plumage), lightly washed, especially on breast, withbright rusty; bill light blue; feet bluish gray with dusky webs; iris brownish r
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