. How to know the ducks, geese and swans of North America, all the species being grouped according to size and color. Ducks; Geese; Swans; Birds. KEY TO DUCKS, (iJCESE 'I) SWANS OF XOKTH AMEltlCA. 23 IJill. less tliau one inch «idc near ti]); head, lined ami speckled with brown and l>i-u\vnisli white; speeuhmi. tial riiftalUc ijivfii; axillars, white, barred with brown ; runi|i and tail eovevts, brown, naia'ouly edj^ed and handed with white; feet, dusk). Pintail Duck. Diilihi acuta ifi'mah'). Axillars. c . -i Isee iia"e .t1. llalilM ai-ut;i. ' â Head, yellowish brown with black or
. How to know the ducks, geese and swans of North America, all the species being grouped according to size and color. Ducks; Geese; Swans; Birds. KEY TO DUCKS, (iJCESE 'I) SWANS OF XOKTH AMEltlCA. 23 IJill. less tliau one inch «idc near ti]); head, lined ami speckled with brown and l>i-u\vnisli white; speeuhmi. tial riiftalUc ijivfii; axillars, white, barred with brown ; runi|i and tail eovevts, brown, naia'ouly edj^ed and handed with white; feet, dusk). Pintail Duck. Diilihi acuta ifi'mah'). Axillars. c . -i Isee iia"e .t1. llalilM ai-ut;i. ' â Head, yellowish brown with black or brown line on naiji'; no white speculum or white onwiiin'; rump and tail, black; belly, tawny brown; lower belh-. not black; axillars, smoky black. Fulvous Tree Duck. Drii'lroi'ijijiia fiilfa. See page '.)0. Head, rufus brown, with black line on nape; more or less whiii' on wing: si)eculum, whitish; Ijreast, brown: lower belly, black; axillars, black. Black-bellied Tree Duck. Drudi'iirtj'jna aiiinuDialh. Sei> iiage S!l. Hidly, white, with more or less brown spots; axillars, white; hill, less than .1)0 wide at widest part. Gadwall. .\nas stri'i'cra (female). See page 44. Section 4. Hind toe with well defined membraneous lobe or flap; belly, white, sometimes tinged on lower part with dusky or gray; head marked with more or less white or brownish white. Head, brownish ; a (latcli of dull white on face at Ijase of liill; speculum, white. Greater Scaup Duck. Blue-bill, Black-head. Aijthijd iiinrihi iieniTtica (female/. See page .tO. .\ytii};! niarila iiearctica. Head and neck, dark glossy green ; a nearly round iiateh of wliite on check at base of liill; liack, black; , white. American Qolden Eye. Whistler. (ilaucioia.'ltn rlamjala arjien'cana (m,ale). See page 59. Head, bluish black, or purplish blue; an irregular white patcli on cheek at base of bill. Barrow's Golden Eye. GlcmeioneUa islandica (male). See page Please note that these images are extracted from s
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