. How to know the ducks, geese and swans of North America, all the species being grouped according to size and color. Ducks; Geese; Swans; Birds. DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS OF NORTH AMERICA. 71 Subgenus ERIONETTA Coufs. SOriATERIA SPECTABILIS (Linn. King Eider Duck. Special cJiiIrwtem. Mali': Topaiid liack of the head and nape, pale bluish gi'; a black V on the upper throat; feathers l)orderinf;- tlie upper mandible and a spot below the eye, lijaek; sides of head below the eye, whitish, more or less tiiifi'ed with green; throat, white; breast and upper liack, pale buff; rest of under parts, bl
. How to know the ducks, geese and swans of North America, all the species being grouped according to size and color. Ducks; Geese; Swans; Birds. DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS OF NORTH AMERICA. 71 Subgenus ERIONETTA Coufs. SOriATERIA SPECTABILIS (Linn. King Eider Duck. Special cJiiIrwtem. Mali': Topaiid liack of the head and nape, pale bluish gi'; a black V on the upper throat; feathers l)orderinf;- tlie upper mandible and a spot below the eye, lijaek; sides of head below the eye, whitish, more or less tiiifi'ed with green; throat, white; breast and upper liack, pale buff; rest of under parts, blaek ; middle and ffreater wing eoverts, white; rest ot wings, tail and lower baek, black; n])per back, white; axillars, white. Length, 24; wing, ; tarsus, l.!)0; l)ill, Special cliiirai-ters. Female : Eesemliles in gen- eral coloration the Northern and American Eiders but may always be known by the peculiar shape of the upper mandible. Length, 21 to 24; wing, to (1; tar- sus, ; bill, (-/-eiiijrapiiical dislritiutioii : " Xorthern parts of Northern Hemisphere, breeding in the Arctic regions in Nortli .Vmeiica; in winter to (xeorgia and theCireat Lal^;" (A. O. U.). ;ibills. south. casually. Tlic King Eider breeds from Laljrador, nortlnvard, and, aceordini;' to Board- man, a few pairs have been kno\vn to breed in the Bay of Fundy, Maine. The nest is usually a mass of twigs or moss lined with down. Tlie eggs are from six to ten, pale green in color, and measure about ') .\ )0. On the Pacific coast they are very aliuiidant in winter about the Aleutian 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921. Boston, For sale by Little, Brown & Co.
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