. Michigan bird life : a list of all the bird species known to occur in the State together with an outline of their classification and an account of the life history of each species, with special reference to its relation to agriculture ... . a jamaicensis (Gmel.). (167) Synonyms: Spine-tail Duck, Fool Duck, Deaf Duck, Shot-pouch, Bull-neck, Rook,Roody, Dipper, etc.—Anas jamaicensis, Gm., 1789.—Anas rubida, Wils.—Fuligula rubida,Sw. & Rich., 1831, Aud., 1838.—Erismatura rubida, Bp., 1838, and most later authors. Figure 29. The small size, short, thick neck and extremely short upper tail-covert
. Michigan bird life : a list of all the bird species known to occur in the State together with an outline of their classification and an account of the life history of each species, with special reference to its relation to agriculture ... . a jamaicensis (Gmel.). (167) Synonyms: Spine-tail Duck, Fool Duck, Deaf Duck, Shot-pouch, Bull-neck, Rook,Roody, Dipper, etc.—Anas jamaicensis, Gm., 1789.—Anas rubida, Wils.—Fuligula rubida,Sw. & Rich., 1831, Aud., 1838.—Erismatura rubida, Bp., 1838, and most later authors. Figure 29. The small size, short, thick neck and extremely short upper tail-coverts,leaving the tail-feathers exposed almost to their roots, are points which WATER BIRDS. 109 serve to identify this species in any plumage. When swimming its habitof tail erect, almost like a hen, often aids in its recognition. Distribution.—North America in general, south to the West Indies andthrough Central America to Columbia; bieeds throughout much of itsNorth American range and south to Guatemala. The Ruddy Duck is one of the best known of the smaller ducks, itsfamiliarity, its numbers, and the manner in which it avoids the sportsmanby diving, having made it familiar even to the youngest Nimrod, and it. Fig. 29. Ruddy photograph of mounted specimen. (Original.) has received more or less appropriate and distinctive names in all partsof the country. Trumbull in his Names and Portraits of Birds listssixty-seven common synonyms for it, and doubtless there are others incommon use which that writer did not happen upon. This little duck comes to us in large numbers from the north in October,passes southward before the lakes freeze over, and returns to us again in A]) here it frequents ponds, streams and large and small lakes whereversuitable food is to be found. It is largely vegetarian in its diet and securesmost of its food by diving. It is one of the species most often seen onprotected ponds, particularly in parks and on reservoirs, w
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