. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . e. ANAS OBSCURA GmeLBlack Duck. Dusky Duck. Head and neck pale brown, finely dottedand streaked with dark brown; top of thehead darker than the cheeks ; general plu-mage dark brown; feathers edged with palebuff; speculum purple edged with black;bill yellowish green with dark nail, no blackat the base; feet orange red with duskywebs; the color of the feet varies. Length, 21; Wing, ; ^^, ; Tar-sus, This species may always be easilydistinguished from the female ofthe Mallard by the ab
. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . e. ANAS OBSCURA GmeLBlack Duck. Dusky Duck. Head and neck pale brown, finely dottedand streaked with dark brown; top of thehead darker than the cheeks ; general plu-mage dark brown; feathers edged with palebuff; speculum purple edged with black;bill yellowish green with dark nail, no blackat the base; feet orange red with duskywebs; the color of the feet varies. Length, 21; Wing, ; ^^, ; Tar-sus, This species may always be easilydistinguished from the female ofthe Mallard by the absence of thewhite stripe on the speculum. It ispretty well distributed over NorthAmerica and breeds from NewEngland northward. The male says : Drake, drake,drake, drake, and also Shwipe,in a husky voice: the female quacks. It ranges in winter to Cuba and the Antilles and is common in Florida,where it may easily be distinguished from the local species by the streakedcheeks and throat. It is also darker in color than the Florida Black eggs are nine to twelve and are pale greenish KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 217
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