. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . wnish finely streaked with black and dark brown; sides of thehead pale brown mottled with black; neck and breast mottled (black and white), the feathersbeing black having a central white mark; under parts white (sometimes grayish white). Undertail coverts are black and upper tail coverts and rump are black; speculum gray and white ;the lesser wing coverts chestnut; bill black; feet orange. Length, ; Wing, lo; Bill, Adult female: Somewhat resembles the male but has the under wing covert
. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . wnish finely streaked with black and dark brown; sides of thehead pale brown mottled with black; neck and breast mottled (black and white), the feathersbeing black having a central white mark; under parts white (sometimes grayish white). Undertail coverts are black and upper tail coverts and rump are black; speculum gray and white ;the lesser wing coverts chestnut; bill black; feet orange. Length, ; Wing, lo; Bill, Adult female: Somewhat resembles the male but has the under wing coverts pure whiteand usually little or no chestnut on the lesser wing coverts. Length, 19; Wing, 10; Bill, Range : North America, breeding usually in the interior in the northernpart. It is common in Florida in winter where it is known as Creek eggs are usually from nine to twelve and buffy white in color. Thenote of the male somewhat resembles the call of a deer or perhaps thesqueak of a door; the female quacks softly. KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 219 Subgenus MARECA
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