. History of Vermont, natural, civil, and statistical, in three parts, with a new map of the state, and 200 engravings . t in fields and meadows, and,not unfrequently, they are compelled toalight in consequence of being bewilderedand lost in thick fo<xs and severe storms. Chap. 3. BIRDS OF VERMONT. 109 THE SUMMER, OR WOOD DUCK. THE MALLARD. Under such circumstances numbers ofthem are frequently shot. Genus Anas.— Characters.—Bill broader ihan highat the base, widening more or less at the extremi-ty, somewhat fialtentd, obtuse and much de-pressed towards the pojnt ; marginal teei
. History of Vermont, natural, civil, and statistical, in three parts, with a new map of the state, and 200 engravings . t in fields and meadows, and,not unfrequently, they are compelled toalight in consequence of being bewilderedand lost in thick fo<xs and severe storms. Chap. 3. BIRDS OF VERMONT. 109 THE SUMMER, OR WOOD DUCK. THE MALLARD. Under such circumstances numbers ofthem are frequently shot. Genus Anas.— Characters.—Bill broader ihan highat the base, widening more or less at the extremi-ty, somewhat fialtentd, obtuse and much de-pressed towards the pojnt ; marginal teeili larnel-liform, weak ; upper mandible convex, curved andfurnished with a slender nail at the end ; the low-er narrower, flat, and entirely covered by the mar-gins of the upper; nostrils basal, approaching to-gether, oval, open, pervious, and partly closed bya membrane; tongue stout and obtuse, fringed atthe sides ; neck about the length of the body ; feetcentral, small, weak, web entire ; wings moder-ate acute ; quills long, 1st and 2d longest ; tail of{turn 14 to 16 feathers. Plumage of the sexes SUMMER, OR WOOD DUCK. Anas sponsa.——Top of the head, crest,and about the eyes, different shades ofgreen, witli purple reflections ; crest andside of the head marked by two whitelines, one terminating behind the eye andtbe other extending to the bill ; a blackpatclj on each side of the neck; chin,back part of the cheek, and ring roundthe neck white; lower part of the neckand breast bright chestnut-brown, spottedwitb white; back, scapulars, wings andtail exhibiting a play of green, purple,blue, gray, and velvet black ; a hair-like,splendent, reddish purple tuft on eachside of the rump; belly whitish; flanksyellowish gray, beautifully waved withblack, the tips of the long feathers, andalso those on the shoulder, broadly barredwith white and black. On most of theplumage is a play of colors with metalliclustre ; bill higher than wide at the base,
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