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fab. Nort AMERicA, southern border of the United States (Louisiana, Texas, Nevada, 
California), casual in North Carolina and Missouri?.—Mexico (Wagler 2), Mayo 
and Yaqui Rivers, Sonora, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, San Blas, Tepic ( Grayson ?), El 
Salto, San Luis Potosi (Richardson®), city of Mexico (mus. nostr.®), Valley of 
Mexico (Herrera®’)—Soutn America, Venezuela, Peru®, Argentine Republic 9; 
TRopicaL AFRICA AND Mapaqascar®; INDIAN PENINSULA AND BurRMESE PROVINCES 9. 
The Fulvous 'Tree-Duck, so named from its habit of settling in trees, is found in the 
Southern United States, where it is one of the latest birds to breed. It also nests in 
‘Sinaloa and Sonora, according to Grayson, who believed that two or more broods were 
reared in a season, as in November, near San Blas, he found young birds unable to fly. 
The species arrives in the Mazatlan district in October, and has been noticed passing 
over that place on its northern migration in April. 
In Mexico D. fulva is entirely a freshwater Duck, inhabiting the “tierra caliente” 
near the sea-coast, but is never met with on the sea, and very seldom on the esteros or 
salt-water lagoons. 
This Duck is very active and equally at home on the water or on the banks of 
streams; on land, when wounded, it is often able to escape the hunter by running and 
hiding in the grass and bushes, while on the water the bird saves itself by diving when 
closely pursued. The food consists chiefly of the seeds of grasses and weeds, though 
it is frequently supplemented by grain obtained in the corn-fields. 
Grayson was informed by the natives that the nest was placed on the ground; but 
this was doubtless a mistake, as in other parts of this T'ree-Duck’s range it is built of 
sticks and grass, either on a branch or in the hollow of a tree, like those of other 
species of Dendrocycna. ‘The eggs are white. 
2. Dendrocycna autumnalis. 
Anas autumnalis, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 205°. 
Dendrocygna autumnalis, Scl. P. Z. 8S. 1858, p. 860°; Scl. & Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 231°; P.Z.S. 
1864, p. 372°; 1876, p. 373°; Salv. Ibis, 1865, p. 193°; 1889, p. 3777; 1890, p. 89°; 
Cat. Strickl. Coll. p. 530°; Cassin, Pr. Ac. Philad. 1860, p. 197*°; Lawr. Ann. Lye. 
N. York, viii. p. 13"; Mem. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. ii. p. 313; Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. no. 4; 
p. 50°; v. Frantz. J. f. Orn. 1869, p. 879"; Boucard, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 44’? ; Sumichr. 
La Nat. v. p, 284°°; Richm. Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus, xvi. p. 58117; A. O. U. Check-l. N. 
Amer. Birds, 2nd ed. p. 64'°; Underw. Ibis, 1896, p. 450 ™. 
Dendrocycna autumnalis, Nutting, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. v. p. 408”; vi. pp. 380”, 390”; Baird, 
Brewer, & Ridgw. Water-Birds N. Amer. i. p. 481; Salvad. Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xxvii. 
p- 159*; Festa, Boll. Mus. Zool. Torino, xiv. no. 839, p. 13”. 
Supra castanea; tectricibus alarum minoribus flavescenti-olivaceis, medianis cineraceis, majoribus et tectricibus 
primariorum grisescenti-albis ; remigibus nigris, basin versus albis; rectricibus nigris; pileo rufescenti- 
brunneo, antice pallidiore, nucham versus nigricante; collo postico longitudinaliter nigro; capitis lateribus 
et collo summo grisescenti-fulvis; collo reliquo castaneo, dorso concolore; uropygio et supracaudalibus, 
