. American duck shooting. Duck shooting; Ducks. SPECTACLED EIDER. 'Arctonetta Hscheri (Brandt). In the adult male the space immediately about the eye is silky white, bordered by a line of velvety black, be- fore and behind. The feathers between the eye and the bill are stiff and extend over the bill almost to the nos- tril. At the base of the bill they are white, changing to dark green, which grows paler toward the black bar before the eye. The crown, back of the head, running down a little way on the neck, pale olive-green. Be- neath the space around the eye a strip extends back to meet the o
. American duck shooting. Duck shooting; Ducks. SPECTACLED EIDER. 'Arctonetta Hscheri (Brandt). In the adult male the space immediately about the eye is silky white, bordered by a line of velvety black, be- fore and behind. The feathers between the eye and the bill are stiff and extend over the bill almost to the nos- tril. At the base of the bill they are white, changing to dark green, which grows paler toward the black bar before the eye. The crown, back of the head, running down a little way on the neck, pale olive-green. Be- neath the space around the eye a strip extends back to meet the olive-green, which is deep dull green. The head and neck, except as stated, are white. All the 197. 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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