. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds. TOO. A. o. fulvi'gula. (Lat. fulvus, reddish.; gula, throat.) FLORroA Dusky Duck. Similar; lighter-colored; throat plain pale brownish; bUl olive, with black nail and
. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds. TOO. A. o. fulvi'gula. (Lat. fulvus, reddish.; gula, throat.) FLORroA Dusky Duck. Similar; lighter-colored; throat plain pale brownish; bUl olive, with black nail and base of commissare A. local race, resident in Florida. 285. DA' (A non-sense word.) Pin-tail Ducks. Tail (in adult <?) narrow, cuneate, when fuUy developed nearly as long as wing, the 3 central feathers long-exserted, linear-acute: in 9 and young the tail merely tapering, with acute feathers; tail- feathers 16, including the long mid- dle pair. BILL shorter than head, longer than tarsus, nearly parallei sided, widening a little to the end, the nail small, the narrow nostrils high up in basal third of bill. Feathers of cheeks sweeping in strongly convex outline along side of upper mandible, beyond those on side of lower mandible. Wing acute, the 1st and 2d primaries subequal and longest, rest rapidly graduated. Neck unusually long Fie. of i)(yi«a, ?, nat. size. (Ad nat. del. E. C.) and slender, and form less "stocky" than that of most ducks. Sexes and young very unlike in color, even to the wing-markings, as well as in shape of tail. BUI and feet dark. Under parts white or whitish. Speculum of ^ framed in bnflF, white, and black.' TIO. D. acu'ta. (Lat. acwto, acute, as the tail is. Figs. 479, 480.) Pin-tail Duck. Spkig-tail. Adult ^ : BiU black, with grayish - blue edge of upper man- dible ; feet grayish- blue ; claws black; iris brown. Head and neck above rich dark brown, glossed with green and purple; side of neck with a long white stripe run- ni
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