. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. DUCKS 135 ing. Recently, I was studying waterfowl in the Mississippi Delta country, and was anchored off the exit of Pass, in a dense fog. This suddenly lifted, and we saw, stretched out be- fore us, a solid " bed " of Ducks, surely half a mile long and one hundred vards wide. The guide and I estimated that there were thirty-five thousand, over one-half of which were Canvas- backs. And this was but one of many such hordes along that coast. Cheer up, friends of lives! Herbert K. Job. wild birds, the " King '' sti SCAUP DUCK Marila mari
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. DUCKS 135 ing. Recently, I was studying waterfowl in the Mississippi Delta country, and was anchored off the exit of Pass, in a dense fog. This suddenly lifted, and we saw, stretched out be- fore us, a solid " bed " of Ducks, surely half a mile long and one hundred vards wide. The guide and I estimated that there were thirty-five thousand, over one-half of which were Canvas- backs. And this was but one of many such hordes along that coast. Cheer up, friends of lives! Herbert K. Job. wild birds, the " King '' sti SCAUP DUCK Marila marila { Liniurus) A. O. U. Xumber 148 See Color Plate 17 Other Names.— Mussel Duck; Green-head; Black- neck ; Gray-back; Blue-bill; Greater Blue-bill; Blue- hilled Widgeon; Broad-bill; Raft Duck; Flock Duck; Shuffler ; Black-head ; Big Black-head ; Floating Fowl; American Scaup Duck; Greater Scaup Duck; Troop- fowl. General Description.— Length. 20 inches. Males have the fore parts black, and the rest of the body white marked with black; females are dusky-brownish above and yellowish-brown below. Both sexes have the bill short and wide, and the hind toe with web or lobe. Color.— . : Entire head, ticck. and fore parts of body, black with green and bluish reflections; middle of back, shoulders, and most of under parts, white, everywhere on flanks and abdomen marked with fine transverse zigzag lines of black; wing- coverts similar but more obscurely waved; greater coverts, tipped with black; speculum, white framed in black of greater coverts and ends of secondaries; primaries, brownish-black; bill, dull bluish-gray with black nail; feet, bluish-gray; webs, dusky; iris, yellow. Adult Female; A belt of pure 'a'hite around face at base of bill: black parts of male replaced by dusky- brown ; upper parts in general, dusky-brownish without black marking; wing, as in male; below yellowish- brown, duskier on breast and along sides ; center line of body, whitisli ; li
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