. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . ming lighteron the edges; wing coverts blue gray, similar to theBlue-winged Teal; speculum green; the general colora-tion of the wing being similar to the Blue-winged Teal,iDut the coloration of the body is so different that itshould never be confounded with that species. Adult female : Resembles the female of the Blue-winged Teal although larger; the under parts show (Male.) 222 KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. a trace of the chestnut marking of the male and the upper throat and chin are more
. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . ming lighteron the edges; wing coverts blue gray, similar to theBlue-winged Teal; speculum green; the general colora-tion of the wing being similar to the Blue-winged Teal,iDut the coloration of the body is so different that itshould never be confounded with that species. Adult female : Resembles the female of the Blue-winged Teal although larger; the under parts show (Male.) 222 KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. a trace of the chestnut marking of the male and the upper throat and chin are more speckled,otherwise apparently quite similar to Anas , i6; Wing, ; Bill, ; Tarsus, This is a species which is usually confined to Western North America,only occasionally reaching the Atlantic Coast in the Southeastern States. Ithas been recorded from Florida, but I have never seen an example fromthat State, although it is given as quite common by several authors. It ex-tends to Southern South America in its range; does not breed on the eastcoast. Genus SPATULA (Male.; SPATULA CLYPEATA {Linn.).Shoveller. Adult male: Bill very much broadened; head and neck dark green; breast pure whiteshading into purphsh chestnut on the belly ; wing coverts blue; speculum green edged withwhite ; feet orange red. Length, 20; Wing, ; Bill, ; Tarsus, KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 223 Adult female: Head and neck mottled and streaked with pale brown and dark brown orblack; under parts brownish, mottled and spotted with fuscous, scarcely showing on the middleof the belly; speculum and wing coverts as in the male. , Length, ; Wing, ; Bill, ; Tarsus, The immature male is often intermediate in plumage between the adult male and female, butthe speculum shows but little green and the wing coverts are slaty gray. The head is often verymuch mottled when changing to adult plumage.
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