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THE GAME BIRDS 
23. KING-NECKED DUCK; 
RINGED=NECK SCAUP. 
Aythya collaris. 
Bill darker colored than No. 22, brown 
ring around the neck of drake. Wing brown- 
ish-slate, wing patch gray, feet gray-blue, 
with darker webs. Back nearly black. Fe- 
male is more like No. 22, but the white face 
is not so apparent, and it has a white ring 
about the eye. This bird may also be distin- 
guished from the others by the bill; Nos. 21 
and 22 have a plain blue bill, while No. 23 has 
black tip and base, and a narrow stripe of 
white defines the central blue band on either 
side. 
Habitat — Generally about the same as the 
Little Scaup, which it also resembles in its 
habits. The same remarks apply to one as 
well as the other. - 
24. AMERICAN GOLDEN-EYE. 
WHISTLER. GARROT. 
Glaucionetta clangula americana. 
Head and back black, neck, breast and un- 
der parts white, with white markings on the 
wings. Head richly glossed with green. 
The distinctive feature of the Whistlers is 
the white patch on the side of the head at 
base of bill, but not touching it. In this spe- 
cies the spot is round. Length 1% feet; ex- 
