. 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. JIale, winter plllliKlgc. Smnnicr. of the liead, includiiiii' the eye. which is succeeded liy a patch of ljlacl< on the sides of tlie neck, bordered on the lower throat by an indication of brown; throat and upper breast, pure _ white; breast and upper belly, black, the black contin- iniig over the bael< in a liand; lower belly and under tail coverts, white ; wing coverts, l)lack; (juills, Ijrowu ; a pale j-ellowisli band across the end of the b
. 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. JIale, winter plllliKlgc. Smnnicr. of the liead, includiiiii' the eye. which is succeeded liy a patch of ljlacl< on the sides of tlie neck, bordered on the lower throat by an indication of brown; throat and upper breast, pure _ white; breast and upper belly, black, the black contin- iniig over the bael< in a liand; lower belly and under tail coverts, white ; wing coverts, l)lack; (juills, Ijrowu ; a pale j-ellowisli band across the end of the bill. M^nle in x/iring : Head, smoky brown or lilack; crown, black: a white patcli ou tlie face inclmliug the ej'es; entire nccl'; and breast, smoky brown or black; rest of under i^arts, dull white; feathers of the upper back and scapulars edged with rufous. .liJult ffinale in lointer: Head, dull white on the crown, and a ]iatch on the side of tlie back of the head, smoky black or brownish black; under parts fuscous; breast, gi-ayish ; bcdly, white; tail feathers, pointed, but not elongated as in the male. Length (including tail), 21; wing, ; bill, " Xorthern iremisphere in North America, south to the Potomac and the Ohio (more rarel}'to Floi'ida and Texas) and California; l)reeds far ; (A. O. U.). 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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