. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush . s of breed-ing dress, when thewhole upper parts,including neck andbreast, are rich browns, excepting a large patch of light grayaround the eyes. The female lacks the two long tail feathers ofthe male, and is a white-bellied, blackish-brown-backed, white-headed duck, with blackish spots on cheeks, crown, and scolding or talking notes of this bird have given it many ofthe common names. (Long-tail; South-southerly; Old-wife.) Length, 15-23; wing, 8f (8i-9) ; tail,
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush . s of breed-ing dress, when thewhole upper parts,including neck andbreast, are rich browns, excepting a large patch of light grayaround the eyes. The female lacks the two long tail feathers ofthe male, and is a white-bellied, blackish-brown-backed, white-headed duck, with blackish spots on cheeks, crown, and scolding or talking notes of this bird have given it many ofthe common names. (Long-tail; South-southerly; Old-wife.) Length, 15-23; wing, 8f (8i-9) ; tail, female 2i, male 8; tarsus, li;culmen, 1^. Northern hemisphere ; breeding in the Arctic regions and inAmerica, wintering south to Virginia and Kentucky, rarely to Floridaand Texas. 20. Harlequin Duck (155. Histridnicus histridnicus). — Anorthern, rich, blue-slate-colored duck, with white marks, brown belly, and chestnut are two white collars, one above and one below thebreast; three white patches on the side of head and neck,one at base of bill, one on cheek, and one on side of neck;. 292 KEY AND DESCRIPTIOX
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