. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. .\f«!>'. This species —pssoiitially an Kidcr in all respects, not only in , appearance, but in all the peculiar of this wcll-iuiirkcd form — the !iiiii on the northwestern of .Viuerica, and on the .Vrctic Ocean, at least as far to the east as the nioiitii of tlit^ ('oi)periniin' River. Mr. Bernard Ross records it as t»rcurring at Great Slave Lake, lat. (it ' nortii. ami lonj,'. 114° ; but it was rare in that locality, only two specimens havi
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. .\f«!>'. This species —pssoiitially an Kidcr in all respects, not only in , appearance, but in all the peculiar of this wcll-iuiirkcd form — the !iiiii on the northwestern of .Viuerica, and on the .Vrctic Ocean, at least as far to the east as the nioiitii of tlit^ ('oi)periniin' River. Mr. Bernard Ross records it as t»rcurring at Great Slave Lake, lat. (it ' nortii. ami lonj,'. 114° ; but it was rare in that locality, only two specimens having Im-cii obtained, Mr. l>all mentions lindiiig this Duck comnioii in the of St. Michael's in the month of July, at which tinuf his observations lH>,ir!in. It was known to the RtLSsians as the liiirge IMstrik. So far ;is he was able to observe, it apjieared to have a very liuiiti'il range—as much so lus that of Arftonrffo Fisr/im'. Individuals wet*! much more numerous, and large Hocks of males were fre(|uently .seen near the Fort. Ry Scpt4'mlKT all had assniiu'd a uniform brown color, with dark iwncillings. The eye is .said to be hazel. They all hd't in a body alxuit the lirst of f)ctolM'r. Mr. Rannister also speaks of this Duck as breeding in abinidance in ami around St. Michael's. In the early spring, when it made its apiH-arance, tlie sexes II. — 11 I Nine t'xani|>leii 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 Baird, Spencer F. , 1823-1887; Brewer, T. M. (Thomas Mayo), 1814-1880. Boston : Little, Brown
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