. American duck shooting. Duck shooting; Ducks. GADWALL. Anas sirepera Linn. The general colors of the gadwall duck are gray, most of the feathers being nearly white, crossed by nar- row bars of black or blackish brown. In the adult male the head and neck are pale brownish-white, thickly speckled with black or blackish-brown. The top of the head and back of neck are often rusty brown and the throat is yellowish, sometimes dotted with brown. The breast and back are buff, or nearly white, marked with dark slate brown or even black bars. The back, scap- ular feathers and sides, white, with cross
. American duck shooting. Duck shooting; Ducks. GADWALL. Anas sirepera Linn. The general colors of the gadwall duck are gray, most of the feathers being nearly white, crossed by nar- row bars of black or blackish brown. In the adult male the head and neck are pale brownish-white, thickly speckled with black or blackish-brown. The top of the head and back of neck are often rusty brown and the throat is yellowish, sometimes dotted with brown. The breast and back are buff, or nearly white, marked with dark slate brown or even black bars. The back, scap- ular feathers and sides, white, with cross bars of black; the lower part of the back still darker, changing to ab- solute black on the upper tail-coverts. The long scap- 103. 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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