. American game birds . They usu-ally add some fish to their diet, as do the twoGolden-eyes, consequently their flesh israther rank, although they are often eaten. OLD-SQUAW {Harelda hyemalis). A spe-cies breeding in Arctic America and winteringin great numbers as far south as the GreatLakes and on the coast to North Carolinaand southern California. Otherwise knownas Long-tailed Duck, Old-wife, South-southerly and other less common ones, mostof which refer to their noisy gabbling. Thesummer and winter plumages are quite different, as shown respectively bythe bird just diving into the water and

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. American game birds . They usu-ally add some fish to their diet, as do the twoGolden-eyes, consequently their flesh israther rank, although they are often eaten. OLD-SQUAW {Harelda hyemalis). A spe-cies breeding in Arctic America and winteringin great numbers as far south as the GreatLakes and on the coast to North Carolinaand southern California. Otherwise knownas Long-tailed Duck, Old-wife, South-southerly and other less common ones, mostof which refer to their noisy gabbling. Thesummer and winter plumages are quite different, as shown respectively bythe bird just diving into the water and the lower dne. The male measures upto 23 inches, while the female averages about 18 inches long. Their food con-sists of shellfish, small fish and insects whichthey can secure in very deep water. Theirf-csh is very tough and quite unpalatable. LABRADOR DUCK {Camtorhynchos lab-radorius), the male of which is shown in theUttle pen sketch, formerly fived off the NorthAtlantic coast, but has been extinct sinceabout BUITLEHEAD ( 2 , (5 )OLD-SQUAW (summer, $ , winter)

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