. A popular handbook of the birds of Canada and the United States [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. HARLEQUIN DUCK. LORD AND LADY. HiSTRIONICUS HISTRIONICUS. Char. Male: upper parts chiefly bluish black, the wings varied will white; wing-patch' purple ; stripes of white on head, neck, and breast stripes o£ chestnut on sides of crown j breast and belly grayish brown sides chestnut; bill bluish black; legs and feet leaden blue. Lengtli about 17 inches. The female smaller and of a general grayish brown color above ; band of white around base of bill j belly dull white. Nest. Usually on the ground clos
. A popular handbook of the birds of Canada and the United States [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. HARLEQUIN DUCK. LORD AND LADY. HiSTRIONICUS HISTRIONICUS. Char. Male: upper parts chiefly bluish black, the wings varied will white; wing-patch' purple ; stripes of white on head, neck, and breast stripes o£ chestnut on sides of crown j breast and belly grayish brown sides chestnut; bill bluish black; legs and feet leaden blue. Lengtli about 17 inches. The female smaller and of a general grayish brown color above ; band of white around base of bill j belly dull white. Nest. Usually on the ground close to a stream, — sometimes in a hoi. low tree ; made of grass and sedges and lined with feathers. ^gf!^' 6-10; warm cream color, often tinged with olive ; X This singularly marked and beautiful species is almost a constant resident _of the hyperboreal regions of the north- em hemisphere, from which it migrates but short distances towards more temperate latitudes, and is, as in Europe, .t rue. 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. Toronto : Musson
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