58 THE BIRDS OF NEW JERSEY. 



I0U€k^ Ruddy. — Leogth, Elfteeu inches; extent, 

 twenty-two inches; bill, one and one-half inches; head, 

 top black, the cheek and chin white; back, a bright 

 mahogany, darker lower down; breast, mahogany; belly, 

 gray; tail, black, greatly tai)ering; wings, drab; legs and 

 feet, ash. The female has the upper parts grayish brown, 

 as has also the young bird. It builds a nest on the 

 ground near water. The eggs are from six to ten 

 in number, of a yellowish white, two and a half by 

 one and three-fourths inches in size. Its breeding lo- 

 cation is northward of the United States and in the 

 winter it goes further south. It is seen occasionally 

 along the coast of New Jersey, but is more plentiful in 

 the rivers. Its food is principally vegetable and its flesh is 

 considered excellent for the table. 



Jfuek^ Scaup . See Scaup. 



IMuck^ Scoter, See Scoter. 



J9uck^ Spiriti See Buffle-head Duck. 



Ifuck^ Sprigtail. See Pintail Duck. 



Mfuck^ SufHtner. See Wood Duck, 



nuck^ Teal. See Teal. 



M9uck^ IM^hisller. See Golden-eye. 



JDuck^ ll^idgeon. — See Widgeon. 



M9uck, Wood., or Summer Duck. — Length, nine- 

 teen inches; extent, two feet and four inches; bill, one 

 and a third inches, red, margined with black; the front 

 crown and crest is a rich, glossy, bronze green, ending in 

 violet and with lines of white; sides of the upper neck and 

 cheeks, violet; chin, throat and collar around the neck, 

 pure white; breast, maroon brown, with minute tri- 



