. The geography of Texas, physical and political. -winged. These ducks are rather common, and at the proper season areoffered for sale at the markets. 22. The Mallard: the best known of all the American ducks. Like the domestic duck in general appearance. The male has aglossy green head (for which reason it is sometimes called the Green-head ) follow^ed by a white ring. A game bird ofthe state at the proper season. 23. The Pelican: two species, the American white and the browai pelican. These birds are at once recognized by the pouchbeneath the lower mandible, that of the brown species beingth
. The geography of Texas, physical and political. -winged. These ducks are rather common, and at the proper season areoffered for sale at the markets. 22. The Mallard: the best known of all the American ducks. Like the domestic duck in general appearance. The male has aglossy green head (for which reason it is sometimes called the Green-head ) follow^ed by a white ring. A game bird ofthe state at the proper season. 23. The Pelican: two species, the American white and the browai pelican. These birds are at once recognized by the pouchbeneath the lower mandible, that of the brown species beingthe laruer. 72 THE GEOGRAPHY OF TEXAS 24. The King-Billed Gull, Common American Gull: distributed overall of North America, coastwise and inland; migrates to theSouth for winter. Common at Corpus Christi and Galvestonduring jNIarch and April. In its general appearance this birdis white, with a pale gray mantle covering its back and wings. 62. Reptiles and Amphibians. The animals representingthese classes are, in general, readily recognized. To the. Fig. 48. Ring-Billed Gill reptiles belong the crocodilians, turtles, lizards, and snakes ;to the amphibians, the salamanders, frogs, toads, and otherless commcMi forms. The following are some of the more important reptilesof the state. Crocodilian 1. The Alligator: found along the coastal region; especially abundantin the Nueces river. Turtles 1. The Painted Box Tortoise: common in central Texas; frequents the grassy flats from Waco to McGregor (Strecker). 2. The Snapping Turtle: common in creeks and rivers. 3. The Louisiana Mud Turtle: found in marshes and water holes. 4. The Soft-Shell Turtle: common in creeks. Lizards 1. The Carolina Anolis or Green Lizard: widely distributed from theRio Grande to Florida; rare in McLennan county (Strecker). FAUNA 73 2. The Texan Rock Lizard: the characteristically abundant form of western Texas. I found it in the first plateau country to theheads of the Medina and Upper Llano. ... It runs with grea
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