. A popular handbook of the birds of the United States and Canada . r as Italy, where theyare known by the name of Quattr^ Occhi, or Four Eyes, fromthe two round and white spots placed near the corners of thebill, which at a distance give almost the appearance of twoadditional eyes. They likewise pass into the central parts ofthe Continent, and visit the great lakes of Switzerland. Theyare equally common, at the same season, in most parts of theUnited States, as far probably as the extremity of the Union,and early in spring they are again seen in Missouri and onthe wide bosom of the Mississipp
. A popular handbook of the birds of the United States and Canada . r as Italy, where theyare known by the name of Quattr^ Occhi, or Four Eyes, fromthe two round and white spots placed near the corners of thebill, which at a distance give almost the appearance of twoadditional eyes. They likewise pass into the central parts ofthe Continent, and visit the great lakes of Switzerland. Theyare equally common, at the same season, in most parts of theUnited States, as far probably as the extremity of the Union,and early in spring they are again seen in Missouri and onthe wide bosom of the Mississippi, preparing to depart for theirnatal regions in the North. Though they fly with vigor, fromthe shortness of their legs and the ampleness of the webs oftheir feet, the Clangulas walk badly and with pain; they ad-vance only by jerks, and strike the ground so strongly withtheir broad feet that each step produces a noise like the slap-ping of the hands ; the wings are also extended to retain anequilibrium, and if hurried, the awkward bird falls on its breast 1 . Gadwall Duck. 3. American Golden-Ej^e. 5. Surf Duck .2. Scaup Duck. -J-. Harlequin Duck. barrows golden-eye. 351 and stretches its feet out behind. Born only for the water, theGolden-eye, except in the season of propagation, seldom quitsit but to dry itself awhile in the air, and immediately afterreturns to its natural element. The Whistlers are common throughout the country, breedingfrom Maine and Manitoba to the lower fur countries, and winter-ing from the Bay of Fundy to Cuba. BARROWS GOLDEN-EYE. rocky mountain golden-eye. whistler. Glaucionetta islandica. Char. Similar to the Common Golden-eye, but the white patch onthe cheek oblong or pear-shaped, instead of round. Nest. In a hollow tree, made of twigs and moss lined with down,^.f^-f- 6-10 ; bright green when fresh, but fading to a dull grayish tint; X Barrows Golden-eye Duck is so much like the more commonWhistler that few but experts can separate
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