. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. Cinnamon Teal 38. Shoveller (142. Spdtula dypehta). — A large, broad-billed, bright-colored, white-breasted, chestnut-brown-bellied, dark-headed duck with blue wing cov- erts and green speculum. The bill is spoon-shaped, being nearly twice as wide near the tip as at the base. The female is mainly dark-brown blotched on a buff ground; the middle of the belly is lightest and the back darkest. The wings are much like those of the male. The large, spoon-shaped bill di
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. Cinnamon Teal 38. Shoveller (142. Spdtula dypehta). — A large, broad-billed, bright-colored, white-breasted, chestnut-brown-bellied, dark-headed duck with blue wing cov- erts and green speculum. The bill is spoon-shaped, being nearly twice as wide near the tip as at the base. The female is mainly dark-brown blotched on a buff ground; the middle of the belly is lightest and the back darkest. The wings are much like those of the male. The large, spoon-shaped bill distinguishes the species. (Broad-bill; Spoon- bill Duck.) Length, 17-21 ; wing, 9J (9-10) ; tail, 3 ; tar sus, 1|; culmen, 2f. Northern hemisphere ; breeding in America from Texas to Alaska, and wintering from New Jersey and southern Illinois to northern South America. Not abundant on the coast north of the Carolinas. 39. Pintail (143. Ddfila acuta). — A sharp-tailed, dark- brown-headed, wavy- gray - backed duck,. Shoveller with a long neck, having a white stripe on the side and a black line above. The speculum is greenish-purple, usually bordered by black and white. The breast and belly are white, with the sides strongly marked with wavy black lines; the. 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 Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Co
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