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collar, chestnut breast, penciled sides and curled up tail 

 feathers identify it. The female is streaky brown and 

 gray. It is found in all parts of the continent, up to the 

 edge of the forest. This is the wild duck from which tame 

 ducks are descended. 



Pelican. 



Wood Duck or Summer Duck {Aix sponm). This beau- 

 tiful duck is about eighteen inches long. Its head is 

 beautifully variegated, bottle-green and white. Its eye is 

 red, its breast purplish chestnut, checkered with white 

 spots, while its sides are buff with black pencilings. This 



