. American duck shooting. Duck shooting; Ducks. iiiftiiias'ijinMfyiMaiiiii-M^MiiMli^^. SURF SCOTER, SKUNK-HEAD. Oidemia perspicillata (LiNN.), The adult male is deep black above, changing on the lower parts to a very dark brownish-black. There is a white patch on the forehead, cut off squarely behind the eyes, and running out to a point a little beyond the gap of the bill. On the back of the head and neck there is another white patch, cut off squarely in front and run- ning down to a semi-circular ending on the back of the neck. The bill is swollen at the base, white and red in color, with a s
. American duck shooting. Duck shooting; Ducks. iiiftiiias'ijinMfyiMaiiiii-M^MiiMli^^. SURF SCOTER, SKUNK-HEAD. Oidemia perspicillata (LiNN.), The adult male is deep black above, changing on the lower parts to a very dark brownish-black. There is a white patch on the forehead, cut off squarely behind the eyes, and running out to a point a little beyond the gap of the bill. On the back of the head and neck there is another white patch, cut off squarely in front and run- ning down to a semi-circular ending on the back of the neck. The bill is swollen at the base, white and red in color, with a squarish patch of black on either side near the base. The nail is horn-color. The feet are orange, with dusky webs. The adult female is brownish-black everywhere, be- 217. 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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