. American game birds . me to time theyforget caution and the marshes resound withtheir loud quacking. FLORIDA DUCKS (Anas fulvigula) arequite like the Black Duck, but the colorationis a trifle more buffy and the throat has lessstreaking. The feathers on the flanks andunder parts are also somewhat differently pat-terned. They are found only in Florida. The MOTTLED DUCK (Anas fulvigula maculosa), which is found insouthern Texas, is quite spotted on the under parts. GAD WALL (Chaulelasmus streperus). These birds, which measure about21 inches in length, are cosmopolitan in distribution, but in Am
. American game birds . me to time theyforget caution and the marshes resound withtheir loud quacking. FLORIDA DUCKS (Anas fulvigula) arequite like the Black Duck, but the colorationis a trifle more buffy and the throat has lessstreaking. The feathers on the flanks andunder parts are also somewhat differently pat-terned. They are found only in Florida. The MOTTLED DUCK (Anas fulvigula maculosa), which is found insouthern Texas, is quite spotted on the under parts. GAD WALL (Chaulelasmus streperus). These birds, which measure about21 inches in length, are cosmopolitan in distribution, but in America are no-where as abundant as the following species. They frequent marshes aboutfresh-water lakes and ponds, breeding chiefly in the interior and westernAmerica and being only casually found during migrations on the Atlanticcoast north of Chesapeake Bay. Compared to other species, the drake israther poorly plumaged, the black, white and chestnut on the wings onlyserving to break the monotony of the general BLACK BUCKGADWALL t 4 BALD PATES (Mareca americana), thatis, the drakes, are quite handsomely plum-aged, as our picture shows. The name isbestowed because of the white crown, simi-larly as the Bald Eagle is so named, eventhough it is not in any respect bald. Somesportsmen prefer to term this species theWidgeon, but since that is the name ofthe common European bird, the present oneis better for this species. These birds are found, in the proper sea-sons, throughout North America, breedingchiefly in the interior, from the Arctic Circlesouth as far as Texas. They winter in thesouthern half of the United States and, whileabundant on the South Atlantic coast, occuron the New England coast only casuallyduring migrations. They are quite highly esteemed as tablebirds, for their food is almost wholly of vege-table matter. They delight in accompany-ing flocks of Canvasbacks, Redheads orother deep-diving ducks, as they can feedupon the roots which, loosened by thesebirds,
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