. Names and portraits of birds which interest gunners, with descriptions in languages understanded of the people;. Game and game-birds; Birds. No. 7. Anas ofoscura. Prevailing color blackish brown, of lighter shade below; head and neck also lighter and more grayish in tone. "Wing- mark, or " speculum," purplish blue changing to green, and bor- dered with black; lining of wings white. Size very variable, but about that of species immediately preceding, and of same general shape. Bill greenish yellow, with black nail at end. Legs orange red, the webs No. T. found chiefly in
. Names and portraits of birds which interest gunners, with descriptions in languages understanded of the people;. Game and game-birds; Birds. No. 7. Anas ofoscura. Prevailing color blackish brown, of lighter shade below; head and neck also lighter and more grayish in tone. "Wing- mark, or " speculum," purplish blue changing to green, and bor- dered with black; lining of wings white. Size very variable, but about that of species immediately preceding, and of same general shape. Bill greenish yellow, with black nail at end. Legs orange red, the webs No. T. found chiefly in Eastern North America; " "West to Utah and Texas ;" North to Labrador. DUSKY DUCK: DUSKY MALLARD: very generally known in New England and Middle States as BLACK DUCK (see Nos. 28, 29). As we move westward, and farther south, we hear BLACK MALLARD; and reaching South Carolina or Georgia, BLACK ENGLISH DUCK, the latter title continuing into Florida (though the name Black Mallard is also heard in the far South). 2. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Trumbull, Gurdon, 1841-1903. New York, Harper
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