. American duck shooting. Duck shooting; Ducks. CANVAS-BACK DUCK. Ay thy a vallisneria (Wils.). The adult male has the top of the head and the feath- ers immediately about the base of the bill and chin, black; the rest of head and neck are reddish-brown, what would be called in a horse, mahogany bay. The lower neck, fore-back and breast, black. The back, lower breast and belly, white, very finely waved with black bars; whence the name, canvas-back. Primaries, black. The tail, black, with a grayish cast; bill, black; iris, red; feet, lead color. The female has those parts which in the male are
. American duck shooting. Duck shooting; Ducks. CANVAS-BACK DUCK. Ay thy a vallisneria (Wils.). The adult male has the top of the head and the feath- ers immediately about the base of the bill and chin, black; the rest of head and neck are reddish-brown, what would be called in a horse, mahogany bay. The lower neck, fore-back and breast, black. The back, lower breast and belly, white, very finely waved with black bars; whence the name, canvas-back. Primaries, black. The tail, black, with a grayish cast; bill, black; iris, red; feet, lead color. The female has those parts which in the male are red, brown and black, wood-brown, with touches of whitish behind the eye, and on the fore-neck. The plumage, generally, is grayish-brown, the tips of the 147. 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 Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938. New York, Forest and stream pub. co
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