. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over two hundred and fifty species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field. Birds; Birds. BED-BREASTED MEEGANSER 309 the long outstretched neck and head and the gray tone of the back distinguish them from the other sea ducks with white wing-patches. In the female American Merganser the. Fig. 88. Red-breasted Merganser upper throat only is white, and the top of the head and lower throat are darker brown than in the Eed-breasted Mer- ganser ; moreover, the fo
. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over two hundred and fifty species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field. Birds; Birds. BED-BREASTED MEEGANSER 309 the long outstretched neck and head and the gray tone of the back distinguish them from the other sea ducks with white wing-patches. In the female American Merganser the. Fig. 88. Red-breasted Merganser upper throat only is white, and the top of the head and lower throat are darker brown than in the Eed-breasted Mer- ganser ; moreover, the former is almost never seen in the sea itself, though it occurs occasionally in estuaries and at the mouths of rivers. American Merganser ; Goosander ; Sheldrake. Merganser americanus Ad. $. — Head and neck apparently black (glossy green in strong light); no crest on hind head ; middle of back black; tail gray; broad collar about neck, sides of upper back, and entire under parts (except neck) pure white (tinged below in strong light with salmon); wings white, showing black quill-feathers and a black bar when spread; bill and feet red. Ad. 9- —Throat white; rest of head and neck, with a crest on hind head, reddish-brown; rest of upper parts and tail gray; wings black, with a white. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hoffmann, Ralph, b. 1870; Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927. Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company
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