. 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. (Mik ) (Female.) Female. Top of the head, and a stripe through tlie eye, and a cheek stripe, black, or brownish ; rest of the head, and upper throat, pale buff color, whitish on the chin; breast, tawny, mottled with black; rest of under parts, washed with tawny brown, shading into grayish on the .abdomen; back, dark brown; the feathers tipped with pale bi'own, or tawny brown; wings and tail, as in the male ; axillars, white. llaliitat: Tropical
. 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. (Mik ) (Female.) Female. Top of the head, and a stripe through tlie eye, and a cheek stripe, black, or brownish ; rest of the head, and upper throat, pale buff color, whitish on the chin; breast, tawny, mottled with black; rest of under parts, washed with tawny brown, shading into grayish on the .abdomen; back, dark brown; the feathers tipped with pale bi'own, or tawny brown; wings and tail, as in the male ; axillars, white. llaliitat: Tropical America in general, including \\'est Indies; north on the Gulf coast to the Lower Bio Grande; accidental in Eastern North America ("Wisconsin. Lake Chaniplain, Massachusetts). A. O. Y. The Masked Duck is a tropical species, accidental in Nortli America. It is common in many parts of Soutli America and tlie AVest Indies. Several specimens have been recorded as lieing taken in the United States, from New York, Wisconsin, and near Maiden, Mass., the latter specimen I examined in the flesh, as it was sent to me for identification (Auk, vi., 1889, p. SOG).. 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921. Boston, For sale by Little, Brown & Co.
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