. How to know the ducks, geese and swans of North America, all the species being grouped according to size and color. Ducks; Geese; Swans; Birds. Crest, partly white (male); no white on crest (female). Hooded Merganser. Lophodytes cucuUatus. See page 39. liOphodytes cucnllatus (male). Section 2. Bill not narrow; hind toe without flap or lobe. 1 Large patch pale blue on wing (coverts); â white crescent on face (male) ; no white crescent, face speckled; chin whitish (fe- male) . Common in Eastern United States. Blue-winged Anas discors. See page 48. Large patch of pale blue on wing (cover
. How to know the ducks, geese and swans of North America, all the species being grouped according to size and color. Ducks; Geese; Swans; Birds. Crest, partly white (male); no white on crest (female). Hooded Merganser. Lophodytes cucuUatus. See page 39. liOphodytes cucnllatus (male). Section 2. Bill not narrow; hind toe without flap or lobe. 1 Large patch pale blue on wing (coverts); â white crescent on face (male) ; no white crescent, face speckled; chin whitish (fe- male) . Common in Eastern United States. Blue-winged Anas discors. See page 48. Large patch of pale blue on wing (coverts); head and hreast, rufous brown; crown, blackish (male) ; sides of head, speckled (dull white dotted with black); chin and throat, dusky, tinted with rufous (female). Western species rare east of the Mississippi Kiver. Cinnamon Teal. Anas cyanoptera. See page 49. No blue patch on wing; head, rufous brown with large patch of green through eye to nape; speculum, black and green (male); head, speckled. No blue patch on wing (female). Green-winged Teal. Anas caroUnensis. See page 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921. Boston, For sale by Little, Brown & Co.
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