. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . mericanorth to Florida and Texas, and casually to Nova Scotia, Wisconsin,Indiana, etc. Adidt male: Entire plumage, brownish black, showing a greenishreflection on the head, and purplish upon the back; tail, forked andcomposed of twelve feathers; gular sac, pale orange; iris, brown. Adult female: Differs from the male by having a white patch onthe breast, which extends along the sides of the neck and around itnear the middle. Length, 43; wing, 25; tail, 19; tarsus, i; bill, 6. Stragglers of this strictly maritime species have been recordedfrom various loc
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . mericanorth to Florida and Texas, and casually to Nova Scotia, Wisconsin,Indiana, etc. Adidt male: Entire plumage, brownish black, showing a greenishreflection on the head, and purplish upon the back; tail, forked andcomposed of twelve feathers; gular sac, pale orange; iris, brown. Adult female: Differs from the male by having a white patch onthe breast, which extends along the sides of the neck and around itnear the middle. Length, 43; wing, 25; tail, 19; tarsus, i; bill, 6. Stragglers of this strictly maritime species have been recordedfrom various localities in the interior. Specimens have been takenin Kansas, Ohio, and Indiana (2). Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 315 It has not been observed in Illinois, but Kumlien and Hollisterstate that a bird of this species was shot in the Milwaukee River atHumbold, near the city of Milwaukee, in August, 1880. * * * *The specimen is now mounted in the Milwaukee Public Museum.(Bull. Wisconsin Nat. Hist. Soc, 1903, p. 16.). ~-:^- i^-Al Maa-of-war Bird. ORDER ANSERES. , LAMELLIROSTRAL SWIMMERS. Family ANATIDiE. Ducks, Geese,and Swans. This large family contains nearly 200 species, distributed through-out the world. They are subdivided into several well marked groupsor subfamilies. Subfamily MERGINiE. The Mergansers orSheldrakes. The Mergansers or Sheldrakes are fish eaters, and the flesh of theadults of most species is strong and unpalatable. The Hooded Mer-ganser is an exception, however, and it is an excellent table bird whenproperly prepared. Three species occur in Illinois and are easily recognized by their long narrow bills edged withsmall tooth-like serrations.
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