. American duck shooting. Duck shooting; Ducks. ^A fjr/"^^''^'m'^^^' "^^^^' ^//^. SHOVELLER. Spatula clypeata (Linn.), The male shoveller has the head and the upper neck very dark glossy green, with violet reflections, an en- tirely different color from that of the mallard, almost black. The lower neck and breast are white; belly and sides rich chestnut brown. The under tail-coverts and vent are black, bordered by a gray line, a patch of white at either side of the rump. The back is dusky brown; the upper tail-coverts black; the long scapu- lars, or shoulder feathers, streaked
. American duck shooting. Duck shooting; Ducks. ^A fjr/"^^''^'m'^^^' "^^^^' ^//^. SHOVELLER. Spatula clypeata (Linn.), The male shoveller has the head and the upper neck very dark glossy green, with violet reflections, an en- tirely different color from that of the mallard, almost black. The lower neck and breast are white; belly and sides rich chestnut brown. The under tail-coverts and vent are black, bordered by a gray line, a patch of white at either side of the rump. The back is dusky brown; the upper tail-coverts black; the long scapu- lars, or shoulder feathers, streaked with black and white; the wing-coverts are light blue, the last row tipped with white, forming a narrow band across the wing, and back of this is a bright green speculum nar- 131. 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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