. American duck shooting. Duck shooting; Ducks. 146 DUCK SHOOTING. ish-brown. The sides and flanks, white, indistinctly- marked with brownish bars. The tail is grayish- brown ; the bill and feet red. There is a full, soft crest on the crown of the head. Length, 22 inches; wing, 10 inches. The female has much less crest than the male, and it is brown. The rest of the head and neck, and the lower parts, generally, are pale ashy, darker on the breast and sides. The upper parts are grayish-brown. Those por- tions that are white in the male are faintly marked in the female, or do not show at all. T
. American duck shooting. Duck shooting; Ducks. 146 DUCK SHOOTING. ish-brown. The sides and flanks, white, indistinctly- marked with brownish bars. The tail is grayish- brown ; the bill and feet red. There is a full, soft crest on the crown of the head. Length, 22 inches; wing, 10 inches. The female has much less crest than the male, and it is brown. The rest of the head and neck, and the lower parts, generally, are pale ashy, darker on the breast and sides. The upper parts are grayish-brown. Those por- tions that are white in the male are faintly marked in the female, or do not show at all. The speculum is white, as in the male, but much duller. This is an Old World species, very doubtfully at- tributed to North America. It may be questioned whether it has ever been seen here in life by an orni- thologist, but specimens have been found in the New York markets for sale, with other ducks which were known to have been killed near that city. No sports- man is likely to meet with it, but it is introduced here to complete the list of North American 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 Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938. New York, Forest and stream pub. co
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