. Hunting and fishing in Florida : including a key to the water birds known to occur in the State . (Male.) OIDEHIA DEGLANDI Bomip. White=winged Scoter. White=winged Coot. Adult male: (General plumage black ; iippcr mandible orange, blackish at the base: a whitespot under the eye and a broad patch of white on the wing ; feathers on the bill less thanone half inch from the nostril. Adult female : Is grayish brown, showing a wash of grayish white at the base of the bill and behind the ears; the speculum is white, which is a distinguishing character of this .species. Length, 21 ; Wing, ; Ta
. Hunting and fishing in Florida : including a key to the water birds known to occur in the State . (Male.) OIDEHIA DEGLANDI Bomip. White=winged Scoter. White=winged Coot. Adult male: (General plumage black ; iippcr mandible orange, blackish at the base: a whitespot under the eye and a broad patch of white on the wing ; feathers on the bill less thanone half inch from the nostril. Adult female : Is grayish brown, showing a wash of grayish white at the base of the bill and behind the ears; the speculum is white, which is a distinguishing character of this .species. Length, 21 ; Wing, ; Tarsus, 2 ; Bill (culmen), ; side measure, It breeds from Labrador northward, ranging in winter South to Florida and California. I found it on the Banana River and Lake Worth during the winter of 1894-5. The eggs are described as being buff or cream color, six to ten in num-ber, the nest being placed on the ground. KEY TO THK WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 235 SuBGENus^PELIONETTA Kaup.
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