. American duck shooting. Duck shooting; Ducks. o^liwljc^ Kem> ;- ^^^^sir-^rrrr^^ '?::^.=z=:^ RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, SHELDRAKE. Merganser serrator (Linn.). The adult male has the head greenish-black, with some metallic reflections of violet and purple. The crest is a ragged one, chiefly on the back of the head; the feathers are irregular, but few of them being long. There is a well-marked white collar around the upper neck, below the black. The lower neck and breast are pale pinkish brown, streaked with black from above downward. The back and inner scapulars are black; the lower bac
. American duck shooting. Duck shooting; Ducks. o^liwljc^ Kem> ;- ^^^^sir-^rrrr^^ '?::^.=z=:^ RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, SHELDRAKE. Merganser serrator (Linn.). The adult male has the head greenish-black, with some metallic reflections of violet and purple. The crest is a ragged one, chiefly on the back of the head; the feathers are irregular, but few of them being long. There is a well-marked white collar around the upper neck, below the black. The lower neck and breast are pale pinkish brown, streaked with black from above downward. The back and inner scapulars are black; the lower back and rump, grayish, waved with black and white; the tail grayish-brown. The wing is chiefly white, crossed by two black bars. The primaries are brownish-black, and the outer webs of the inner secon- 230. 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 Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938. New York, Forest and stream pub. co
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