. The game birds of California . of white which encircles head;rest of upper surface of body uniform bister brown; whole under surface ofbody dull white; feet (dried) grayish yellow. Marks foe field identification—Medium size (about that of Pintail), long,slim neck, extremely long legs (see fig. 38) reaching far beyond end of tail,cinnamon colored under surface, black-appearing back, and absence of anylight markings on wings (pi. 7). Distinguished from Black-bellied Tree-diickby absence of black on belly and of white on wings. The squealing whistle,and down-curved pose of head and neck in flig
. The game birds of California . of white which encircles head;rest of upper surface of body uniform bister brown; whole under surface ofbody dull white; feet (dried) grayish yellow. Marks foe field identification—Medium size (about that of Pintail), long,slim neck, extremely long legs (see fig. 38) reaching far beyond end of tail,cinnamon colored under surface, black-appearing back, and absence of anylight markings on wings (pi. 7). Distinguished from Black-bellied Tree-diickby absence of black on belly and of white on wings. The squealing whistle,and down-curved pose of head and neck in flight, are characteristic. Voice—A long-drawn, squealing whistle (Chapman, 1908, p. 292). Nest—Usually on ground in marsh or near water, well built and often wellconcealed; reported as occasionally situated in hollow trees; built of grassand sparsely lined with down and feathers. Eggs—Normally 12 to 17, elliptical ovate in shape, and measuring in inches. UNIV, CALIF, SEMICENT, PUBL. [GRINNELL, BRYANT, STORER| PL. 7 •^w. FULVOUS TREE-DUCK FULVOUS TREE-DUCK 247 to by to (in millimeters, to by to ); colorivory white, surface texture rather rough (Shields, 1899, pp. 10-11). General distribution—Mexico and southwestern United States; also south-ern Uruguay and Argentina, South Africa and India. In North America breedsfrom central California and central Texas south to Valley of Mexico; wintersfrom central California (rarely) and central Texas to southern Mexico(modified from A. O. U. Check-list, 1910, p. 88). Distribution in California—Common summer visitant to interior tulemarshes in the southern coastal district and central portion of the state;breeds in San Joaquin Valley north to Los Banos, Merced County (Barnhart,1901, p. 67; and authors), and in a few suitable places in Los Angeles County(Willett, 1912a, p. 28). Northernmost records at any season: Marin County(J. Mailliard, 1904, p. 15); Marysville, Yuba County (Belding, 1879
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