14 THE GAME BIRDS 
birds. The Red-leg is larger, tamer, and does 
not winter here with us. It leaves us here 
Cat. 42° N.) about the middle of November 
and does not appear again until the last of 
February, when they go north. The Black- 
leg is with us till next May and sometimes 
breeds here.” The Red-leg weighs nearly 8 
Ibs. The Black-leg about 21 lbs. 
I shall not attempt to decide the question, 
for I have no desire to add my name to the 
list of variety makers (there are too many 
already), but there is food for thought in the 
above, coming as it does from one of the best 
informed market gunners on the coast. 
The Black duck is one of the finest table 
birds, and always commands a call in the 
markets. 
10, FLORIDA DUCK. 
MOTTLED DUCK (VARIETY). 
Anas fulvigula. 
Resembles No. 9 very closely, but the 
cheeks, chin and throat are more inclined to 
a buff color, and the light-brown markings of 
that bird are replaced by the same color. 
There is a black spot at the base of the bill 
which the Black duck does not have, and the 
wing patch is bluish-green; size is about 
the same. The Texas variety, known as the 
Mottled duck, is found as far north as Kansas, 
and differs very slightly. 
Habitat — Southern United States. There 
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