. American game birds . sh to their diet, as do the twoGolden-eyes, consequently their flesh israther rank, although they are often eaten. OLD-SQUAW (Harelda hyemalls). A spe-cies breeding in Arctic America and winteringin great numbers as far south as the GreatLakes and on the coast to North Carolinaand southern California. Otherwise knownas Long-tailed Duck, Old-wife, South-southerly and other less common ones, mostof which refer to their noisy gabbling. Thesummer and winter plumages are quite different, as shown respectively bythe bird just diving into the water and the lower one. The male
. American game birds . sh to their diet, as do the twoGolden-eyes, consequently their flesh israther rank, although they are often eaten. OLD-SQUAW (Harelda hyemalls). A spe-cies breeding in Arctic America and winteringin great numbers as far south as the GreatLakes and on the coast to North Carolinaand southern California. Otherwise knownas Long-tailed Duck, Old-wife, South-southerly and other less common ones, mostof which refer to their noisy gabbling. Thesummer and winter plumages are quite different, as shown respectively bythe bird just diving into the water and the lower one. The male measures upto 23 inches, while the female averages about 18 inches long. Their food con-sists of shellfish, small fish and insects whichthey can secure in very deep water. Theirf esh is very tough and quite unpalatable. LABRADOR DUCK {Camtorhynchos lab-radorius), the male of which is shown in thelittle pen sketch, formerly lived off the NorthAtlantic coast, but has been extinct sincev^^evS^^v^vvcW —=-**■ about bufflehead ( 9 , £)old-squaw (summer, ?winter)
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