. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. '^â * HOODED MERGANSER. HOODED SHELLDRAKE. LOPHODYTKS 1 J.'S. Char. Male: upper parts black; wings and lail with a lirownish tinge; a triangular patch of white on the nape; under parts wnitc, the breast with two crescentic stripes of black, and sides varied witli lines of yellowish brown ; bill leaden blue, with a white nail; legs dull red. Length about 19 inches. Female is rather smaller; upper ])ar
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. '^â * HOODED MERGANSER. HOODED SHELLDRAKE. LOPHODYTKS 1 J.'S. Char. Male: upper parts black; wings and lail with a lirownish tinge; a triangular patch of white on the nape; under parts wnitc, the breast with two crescentic stripes of black, and sides varied witli lines of yellowish brown ; bill leaden blue, with a white nail; legs dull red. Length about 19 inches. Female is rather smaller; upper ])arts dark brown; crest reddish brown; under parts white; breast pale brown. A^est. In a hole in tree, or stump, or fallen log, lined with grass and leaves covered with down. ^'â K.^'^- 5-1S (usually about S) ; ivory white: X This elegant species is peculiar to North America, and in- habits the interior and northern parts of the fur countries to their utmost limits. It is also among the latest of the : to quit those cold and desolate regions. It makes a nest of withered grass and feathers in retired and unfrequented places, by the grassy borders of rivers and lakes. According to .Au- dubon, it also breeds around the lagoons of the Ohio, and on the Gre;it Northwestern Lakes of the interior. On the River St. Peters, in the 45th parallel, Mr. Say obserA-ed examples on the 18th of July, â no doubt in the same place where they had. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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