. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. ¥. m% RKDHKAD. roCIlAKI). An TUVA AMKRICAXA. Char. Mantle and sides silvery white, varied with line waved lines of dusky ; bellv white ; head and ncek rieh chestnut ; lower neck, breast, and nniip black ; wings and tail slate gray; bill dull ])hiish black, tiiiped with grav ; legs and feet leaden gray. In the female the head, neck, and breast are grayish brown, and ihi' markings on the back less distinct and of a
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. Â¥. m% RKDHKAD. roCIlAKI). An TUVA AMKRICAXA. Char. Mantle and sides silvery white, varied with line waved lines of dusky ; bellv white ; head and ncek rieh chestnut ; lower neck, breast, and nniip black ; wings and tail slate gray; bill dull ])hiish black, tiiiped with grav ; legs and feet leaden gray. In the female the head, neck, and breast are grayish brown, and ihi' markings on the back less distinct and of a browner tint. Length 17 to 21 inches. .Vt'st. Amitl the rank herbage in marshy margin of stream or lake, â sometimes resting upon the water ; nuule of grass and sedges and lined with leatiii-rs. /â sV-*'- 7"'4 (usually about 10): pale buff or creauiv. tinged more or les> with olive ; X The I'cnhanl, so nearly related to the Canvas-baek, with which it generally associates, is common to the north of both continents. It is abundant in Russia in rivers and lakes in all latitudes, as well as in Denmark, the north of (lermany, and as a bird of passage is seen in j-lngland, Holland, France, Italv. and in the course of the winter i)ro<eeds as far south as Kgyi)t. In. the nresent continent these birds are fotind to. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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