. 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. (Adult male.) (A(Uilt female.) Adult jemale: The general color of the up])er parts is brownish gray; sides of the head and throat, whitish, shading into gray on the lower throat and upper breast; under parts, silver white, as in the male. Length, ; wing, 6; tarsus, ; bill, The Ruddy Duck may easil}' be distinguished from other species by its small size, chestnut l)rown color, and stift", pointed tail feathers. It occurs througho
. 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. (Adult male.) (A(Uilt female.) Adult jemale: The general color of the up])er parts is brownish gray; sides of the head and throat, whitish, shading into gray on the lower throat and upper breast; under parts, silver white, as in the male. Length, ; wing, 6; tarsus, ; bill, The Ruddy Duck may easil}' be distinguished from other species by its small size, chestnut l)rown color, and stift", pointed tail feathers. It occurs throughout North America, ])reeding locallj' nearly throughout its ranse. Jt occurs in winter south to Cuba and Guatemala and Northern South America, and has Ijeen recorded from miiny of the West India Islands, although ffrcat numbers remain in our Southern States during the winter. These birds, when fat, are much esteemed by epicures. The eggs are described as six to ten in numlier, of dull white or buffy white, and the nest is usually built on a marsh, but is sometimes deposited on floating vegetable 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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