. North American birds eggs . ring apond or lake, the nest being con-cealed in the long grass orreeds. They breed in equalabundance, either in the interioror along the sea coast; in thelatter case their nests are oftenplaced beside of, or under anoverhanging rock. It is made ofweeds, grass and moss and islined with feathers and lay from six to twelve eggsduring May and June; these arebuff or greenish buff in 3, 1893. Nest of , C. K. Reed. 133a. Red-legged Black Duck. Anas obscura Tubripea. This new sub-species has but recently been separated from the prece
. North American birds eggs . ring apond or lake, the nest being con-cealed in the long grass orreeds. They breed in equalabundance, either in the interioror along the sea coast; in thelatter case their nests are oftenplaced beside of, or under anoverhanging rock. It is made ofweeds, grass and moss and islined with feathers and lay from six to twelve eggsduring May and June; these arebuff or greenish buff in 3, 1893. Nest of , C. K. Reed. 133a. Red-legged Black Duck. Anas obscura Tubripea. This new sub-species has but recently been separated from the range is more northerly than the common Black Duck. The birds arelarger and are especially distinguished by the red legs whereas the commonspecies has legs of a greenish brown color. , nesting habits and eggs will not vary from those of the commonspecies. The plumage of the male bird, like that of the preceding, does notdiffer from that of the female, both being similar but darker than the [Pale greenish buff.] Size x Data.—Duck Is., Maine,concealed in a large tuft on waters edge. North American Birds Eggs. 71 134. Florida Duck. Anas fulvigula
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