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Anas americana Gmclin. American Wkm-on. 



o Upper [)ciilb vinous and dark grey, vcrniiculated ; head 

 and neck white spotted ; stripe from eye to nape green ; speculum 

 purphsh green ; axiUaries white at all seasons and ages. ? as 

 in 9 "penelope" but forecrown white. Bill ^ light grey blue, tip 

 black. Legs and feet light bluish. Measurements as in " penelope." 



An American species ; has occurred rarely in W. Europe 

 (Britain, France, Azores). 



Anas acuta acuta L. Pintail. Fr. Pilet ; Gcr. Speis- 

 scnte ; J/ci/. Codone ; Siucd. Stjertand. 



^ Above grey and white, vermiculated ; head brown, 

 scapulars black ; greater w ing coverts grey brown tipped 

 cinnamon, speculum bronzy green with white tip and black 

 subterminal bar ; neck stripe and underparts white, two central 

 tail feathers long and tapering. $ Brown, barred dull white 

 or rufous ; speculum indicated by two white bars (rarely 

 greenish tinge) ; bars on tail oblique or V-shaped, central tail 

 feathers only slightly elongated. Bill long, narrow, ^ plumbeous 

 blue, nail, base and top of culmen black, $ bluish horn. Legs 

 and feet $ greyish, ? greenish grey. Wing ^ 260-278, ^ 

 240-260. Tarsus $ 41-44, ? 38-43- l^ill c^ 48-53, ? 44-49- 



Breeds. — Iceland, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Lapland, Fin- 

 land, Denmark, Germany, greater part of N. and C. Russia, and 

 across N. Asia ; an isolated instance in S. vSpain. Migratory ; 

 winters in British Isles and Europe from S. Norway to 

 Mediterranean and N. Africa south to about 10' N., also S. Asia. 



Anas angustirostris Menetries. Mart.led Duck. 



(^ Above light brown with marbled appearance, darker on 

 scapulars, more ashy on primaries ; neck feathers lengthened ; 

 beneath dull white, face and throat spotted, chest and flanks barred 

 brown. Bill very narrow, blue grey, top and tip black. Legs and 

 feet greenish olive. Wing 203-215. Tarsus 35-37. Bill 44-46. 

 $ like $ but neck feathers not lengthened. Wing 195-207. 



Resident. — S. Spain, N.W. Africa (Morocco to Tunis), Egypt, 

 Cyprus, Syria, on Volga norlh to Sarcpta, Caucasus and 

 S.W. Asia. Some migrate ; occurs N.W. India in winter and 

 irregularly on passage in S.Il. Europe ; casual in Canaries and 

 Madeira, and has been met with in Cape Verde Islands. 



