FAMILY ANATIO.E. — DUCKS, GEESK, AM) SWANS. 



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Bill, less than one inch wide near tip; head, lined and speckled with brown and 

 brownish white; speculum, not metallic (jrcen; axillars, white, barred with brown; niiiip 



and t.ail coverts, brown, nariowly ed^ed and l^anded witli 

 white; feet, dusky (female). 



Dafila acuta. Pintail Duck. 

 Axillar. Dafila acuU. See No. 100. 



I'u'lly, wiut.\ with more or less brown spots; axillars, white; bill, less than .1)0 

 with' at widest part (female). Anas strcpera. Qadwall. 



See Xo. 92. 



Belly, more or less spotted; throat, wiiite; launp, olive brown; secondaries, metallic 

 green, tipped witli wiiite; axillars and under wing coverts, heavily barred; toes, yellowish in 

 life (female)- Aix spoiisa. Wood Duck. Summer Duck. 



See \o. 101. 



* Group 3. Wing, from 10 to 14 inches long. 



Section 1. Hind toe, without membraneous lobe or flap; 

 belly, white, sometimes faintly tinged with dusky or 

 gray on lower part. 



.\xillars, white; tlie sliafts, wiiilc : f\])(»scd speculuni, blaclc 

 and wbiii-: head, tawny brown; cheeks and throat, tawny, 

 speckled with brown i^niaii). 



Anas strejicra. Gadwall. Creek Duck. 



Sec No. ;i2. 



Axillars, white; the shafts, white; h'^ad, speckled; 



•xpost'd spci-uhim, black and wiiilc (Icnialf). 



Anas strcjwra. Gadwall. Creek Duck. 



S.c No. '.i-J. 



Axillars, white with dark shafts; -iircnhiin, i^iffii and lil;icl<: white patcli on 

 sli.Mild.i : top of head, while imal.- . Anas amirlrana. American WidRoon. Baldpate. 



S.-' No. '.ll. 



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