. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Gibier; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques. IN BUFFLE-HFAD. DIIM'KK. BL' SPIRIT DUCK. CHAKin )NF,'1T.\ Char. I?ack, rump, .md j)art of wings , rcmaiiulcr of wing white, varied somewhat with hhick ; head l)lack, wl'.h green and purple reflec- tions ; a jiatcli of white fiom the eyes to the nape ; h)wer neck and under parts white ; tail slate gr
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Gibier; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques. IN BUFFLE-HFAD. DIIM'KK. BL' SPIRIT DUCK. CHAKin )NF,'1T.\ Char. I?ack, rump, .md j)art of wings , rcmaiiulcr of wing white, varied somewhat with hhick ; head l)lack, wl'.h green and purple reflec- tions ; a jiatcli of white fiom the eyes to the nape ; h)wer neck and under parts white ; tail slate gray; bill leaden blue; legs yellowish pink. Length 15 inches. The female is smaller, with a general color of grayish brown and a white patch on the cheeks and wings. Young birds resemble the female. Nest. In a hollow of a tree or stump near a pond or stream, — a thick t, 'shion of down (»n a platform of decayed wood. f'''- ^'"'4 (usually about 10) ; ivory white or pale buff, sometimes with a tinge of olive ; average si/e X This very elegant little Dtick, so remarkable for its expert- ness in diving an«l disappearing from the sight, is another of those species, like the (lolden-eye, to which the aborigines have given the name of Spirit, or Conjurer, from the iinpimity with which it iisiial'y escapes at the flash of the gun or the J I. 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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