. "Every bird;" a guide to the identification of the birds of woodland, beach and ocean. With one hundred and twenty-four line illustrations . BLACK DUCK. S2 RIVER DUCKS. No. 171. BLUE WINGED TEAL. Species: A. discors. Distribution: A rare spring but common fall transient visitor. Bate of Arrival:Late April. Date of Departure: August, through September. General Plumage: Male, upper parts blackish, buff marked, wings marked withslaty blue, head black, white marked, throat and other headregions ashen; under parts cinnamon, black spotted. Female,and male in summer, upper parts less bully, head br
. "Every bird;" a guide to the identification of the birds of woodland, beach and ocean. With one hundred and twenty-four line illustrations . BLACK DUCK. S2 RIVER DUCKS. No. 171. BLUE WINGED TEAL. Species: A. discors. Distribution: A rare spring but common fall transient visitor. Bate of Arrival:Late April. Date of Departure: August, through September. General Plumage: Male, upper parts blackish, buff marked, wings marked withslaty blue, head black, white marked, throat and other headregions ashen; under parts cinnamon, black spotted. Female,and male in summer, upper parts less bully, head brownishand grayish, dark spotted; under parts paler. Bill black,feet dusky. Length about Song and Other Notes: Their notes are faint and piping,^ Haunts: Creeks. RIVER DUCKS. 183. PINTAIL. 184 RIVER DUCKS. No. 172. PINTAIL. Genus: Dafila. Species: D. acuta. Distribution: A common transient visitor. Date of Arrival:April. Date of Departure: September, October. General Plumage: Male, upper parts black, white and buff, head and throatbrown, wings green marked, back of neck black and whitestriped; under parts white, flanks black marked, longgreen tail feathers. Female, upper parts dark brown, buff-marked, head buff and blackish, throat white; under partsbuff, black marked, flanks black and white, under side ofwings tawny, whitish and black. Bill blackish, feet gray-ish. Length of male about , of female Song and Other Notes:Quack. Haunts: Rivers and inland waters. I RIVER DUCKS. 185
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