. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. M Ki:'4 l I III-: HIKDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. Axillars, white with dark shafts; no white shoulder patch: head, speckled (female). Alius uiuericuHu. American Widgeon. Baldpate. See No. 94. Axillars, grayish white; head, brown, not speckled; stripe of white on sides of ,,... 1 . .,1 poiuied; luidiile ,^ (finale;. DdJIa (inita. Pintail Duck. See No. 100. Section 2. Hind toe, without membraneous lobe or flap; belly, not white. Speculum, bluish purple edged with white; head, green ;


. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. M Ki:'4 l I III-: HIKDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. Axillars, white with dark shafts; no white shoulder patch: head, speckled (female). Alius uiuericuHu. American Widgeon. Baldpate. See No. 94. Axillars, grayish white; head, brown, not speckled; stripe of white on sides of ,,... 1 . .,1 poiuied; luidiile ,^ (finale;. DdJIa (inita. Pintail Duck. See No. 100. Section 2. Hind toe, without membraneous lobe or flap; belly, not white. Speculum, bluish purple edged with white; head, green ; ji whili- riiij; annind iieeU; Ineast, ehestniil ; lielly. j^iayisli wliite; fi-et. «>raii;;e red; axillars. wliite (male). Anns hiisi-lins. Mallard Duck. See No. .S9. Anas boschas. Il'lly. wliile, showiiii; more or ies< lirowu spots; axillars, white; bill, less than .90 wide HI widertt |»ail; -peeiilum, hlaeU and wliite (female). Anas strepcm. Gadwall. See No. Speculum, bluish purple, edged with white and black; greater wiiii:,- c-overts, with I)road ttaiid of wiiiie; head, tawny brown, streaked M'ith dark brown; belly, pale biilV. inottltMl willi brown: feet. oraiii;e red; axiliai's, white (female). Anax boschas. Mallard Duck. See No. 89. \ii,i |i(|H. Speculum, purplish blue; no white band on >;reatei- wini,' coverts; head and throat, Htroakwl; throal, not biin", no bhiek spot at Mjise of bill; feet, olive (sometimes red); axillars, ": KiiKleni Noilh America. Aitas ,,bsnir<i. Black Duck. Dusky Duck. See No. ;»(). Speculum, purplish blue; no while band on .irrealer winy; coverts; bead, pale brown; upper throat, buff, not streaked; bill, yellowish .dive; nail of bill and spot at base, black; r'-l, pale orange red; axillars, wliite. Florida species occasionally observed on Gulf coast to '•""'"'"""• ,,,il.,. Florida Black Duck. Florida Dusky Duck. See No. Please note that these images are ex


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