. Citizen bird. Scenes from bird-life in plain english for beginners. BUCKS AND DRAKES 403 not over two ind slenderer jet-black. Long inner feathers of the wing striped lengthwise with velvet-black and silver-gray. jMirror on the wing glittering purple or violet, framed with black, white, and buff. Female: not so handsome as the Drake, and tlie middle tail- feathers so much shorter that she feet long; but the neck is \ longer than usual in this family in proportion to her size. \ A Citizen of North ^ ^ America and many other countries, more common in the interior of the United States than on t
. Citizen bird. Scenes from bird-life in plain english for beginners. BUCKS AND DRAKES 403 not over two ind slenderer jet-black. Long inner feathers of the wing striped lengthwise with velvet-black and silver-gray. jMirror on the wing glittering purple or violet, framed with black, white, and buff. Female: not so handsome as the Drake, and tlie middle tail- feathers so much shorter that she feet long; but the neck is \ longer than usual in this family in proportion to her size. \ A Citizen of North ^ ^ America and many other countries, more common in the interior of the United States than on the Atlan- tic coast; nesting from the middle dis- tricts far northward, wintering in the South- ern States and far beyond. A fine Duck for the Pintail The Green-winged Teal Length less than fifteen inches — all kinds of Teals are very small Ducks. Male: head chestnut with black chin and a shining green patch on each side, and a little crest behind. Back and sides wdth fine wavy marks of black and gray. A curved white bar in front of the wing; mirror half purple and half green, bordered with black, white, and buff. Under parts white, tinged with buff, with many round black spots; the feathers at the root of the tail black with a buff patch on each side. Female: different from the male on the head and body, but the wings like his; besides, she is so small you cannot mistake her for any other kind of Duck. A Citizen of North America, who nests from the Northern States. 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 Wright, Mabel Osgood, 1859-1934; Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. New York, The Macmillan Company
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