. 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. (Male.) (Fc'iiiale.) Fcmali': Head and throat, l)rowu; neck, whitisli: upper l)reast and sides of the body, strongly tinged with gray, the ends of the feathers being wliitish; rest of the under paits, white; liack, brownish black; wings, black; secondaries, being mostly wliite, forming a broad, white wing band; wing coverts, tipped with gray. , ir>.,50; wing. ; liill. l.:^0; side of bill, ; tarsus, ; tail, The Golden
. 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. (Male.) (Fc'iiiale.) Fcmali': Head and throat, l)rowu; neck, whitisli: upper l)reast and sides of the body, strongly tinged with gray, the ends of the feathers being wliitish; rest of the under paits, white; liack, brownish black; wings, black; secondaries, being mostly wliite, forming a broad, white wing band; wing coverts, tipped with gray. , ir>.,50; wing. ; liill. l.:^0; side of bill, ; tarsus, ; tail, The Golden E\'e ranges ocnerally throuohout North America, breedino- from Maine and the Uritish rro\inces northward. It winters from New Eno'land, where it is \yell Icnown to o-unners l)y the name of " Whistler," soutliward, and stragu'lers have been recorded from Barbados, Cuba, and Mexico. The nest is placed in a tree or hollow stump. The eg-o-g are dull bluish Avhite, usually from eioht to ten in 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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