. 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. 90 DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS OF NORTH AAIERICA. DENDROCGYNA FULVA {GmeL). Fulvous Tree-duck. Adult: Top of head, dark ln'owii; a black stripe down the back of the neck; sides of head and neck, tawny l)rown; tliroat, brownisli white i lower part <jf neck, flnelj^ mottled white, and smoky black; breast and entire under parts, buft' brown, or fulvous browu; under rail coverts, butty white : l)ack, black, the feathers, tipped with rufous brown ; wings, b
. 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. 90 DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS OF NORTH AAIERICA. DENDROCGYNA FULVA {GmeL). Fulvous Tree-duck. Adult: Top of head, dark ln'owii; a black stripe down the back of the neck; sides of head and neck, tawny l)rown; tliroat, brownisli white i lower part <jf neck, flnelj^ mottled white, and smoky black; breast and entire under parts, buft' brown, or fulvous browu; under rail coverts, butty white : l)ack, black, the feathers, tipped with rufous brown ; wings, black ; upper tail coverts, white; bill, bluish black; legs, bluish slate color in life; in dried skin, bill and feet, black. The sexes are similar. AVing. ; tarsus. ; bill. (culmeu) ; angle of mouth, ( Dondrocvgna lulva. Gi-orirn/ihiciil (Ihtrilmiiini : Southern l)ordcr of the TTnited States (, Texas. Nevada. ('aliforniaj. south to jMexico, reai)pearing in Southern lirazil and Argentine Republic, ('asual in Xorth ('aroliiia and ^Missouri. (A. (). IJ.) This is a fresh water species freiiucntino' inland lakes and ponds. It lireeds in California. Texas, and Mexico. The co'gs are usaall_y from ten to tifteen in luiniher and are descril)e(l as heino- wliite, or cream 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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