. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. Pintail central tail feathers are much, lengthened and glossed with green. The female has a streaky blackish and buffy head, whitish throat, dark buffy breast, spotted with blackish, and very much spotted and barred sides and back. The sides and back have many whitish, crescent- shaped marks. The speculum is grayish- brown bordered with white. The central tail feathers are broad with acute points; the under wing coverts are dusky. The male in summer is som
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. Pintail central tail feathers are much, lengthened and glossed with green. The female has a streaky blackish and buffy head, whitish throat, dark buffy breast, spotted with blackish, and very much spotted and barred sides and back. The sides and back have many whitish, crescent- shaped marks. The speculum is grayish- brown bordered with white. The central tail feathers are broad with acute points; the under wing coverts are dusky. The male in summer is somewhat like the female in coloring, except the wings. (Sprigtail.) Length, 21-30 ; wing, 10| (91-11^); tail, male 9, female 4 ; tarsus, If; culmen, 2. Northern hemisphere. In North America breeding from Iowa to the Arctic Ocean, and wintering from Virginia southward. 40. Wood Duck (144. Aixspdnsa).— A common, distinctly crested, brilliantly colored, woodland-liv- ing duck, with greens, blues, buffs, browns, blacks, and whites in the plumage. Any more elaborate de- scription of this very beautiful duck would be useless ; it must be seen to be appreci- Wood Duck ated. The female is a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Apgar, Austin Craig, 1838- [from old catalog]. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book company
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