BUCKS AND DRAKES 



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not over two 

 ind slenderer 



jet-black. Long inner feathers of the wing striped lengthwise with 

 velvet-black and silver-gray. jMirror on the wing glittering purple 

 or violet, framed with black, white, and buff. 



Female : not so handsome as the Drake, and tlie middle tail- 

 feathers so much shorter that she 

 feet long ; but the neck is \ longer 

 than usual in this family 

 in proportion to her size. \ 



A Citizen of North ^ ^ 

 America and 

 many other 

 countries, more 

 common in the 

 interior of the 

 United States 

 than on the Atlan- 

 tic coast ; nesting 

 from the middle dis- 

 tricts far northward, 

 wintering in the South- 

 ern States and far beyond. 

 A fine Duck for the table. 



Pintail 



The Green-winged Teal 



Length less than fifteen inches — all kinds of Teals are very 

 small Ducks. 



Male : head chestnut with black chin and a shining green patch 

 on each side, and a little crest behind. Back and sides wdth fine 

 wavy marks of black and gray. A curved white bar in front of 

 the wing ; mirror half purple and half green, bordered with black, 

 white, and buff. 



Under parts white, tinged with buff, with many round black 

 spots ; the feathers at the root of the tail black with a buff patch 

 on each side. 



Female : different from the male on the head and body, but the 

 wings like his ; besides, she is so small you cannot mistake her for 

 any other kind of Duck. 



A Citizen of North America, who nests from the Northern States 



