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KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



Axillars, white with dark shafts; no white shoulder patch; head, speckled (f<-niale). 



Aiuiiy amerkcuui. American Widgeon. Baldpate. 



See No. 94. 



Axillars, grayish white; head, brown, not speckled; stripe of white on sides of 

 neclv;tail, pointed; middle t'eatliers, long (male;. Dafila anita. Pintail Duck. 



See No. 100. 



Section 2. Hind toe, witliout membraneous lobe or flap ; 



belly, not white. 



Speculum, bluish purple edged with white; head, green ; 



a wlute ring around neck; l)reast, i-hcstuut; bfliy, grayish white; 

 feet, orange red; axillars, white (male). 



Anns hnschas. Mallard Duck. 

 See No. S9. 



Anas boschas. 



Belly, white, showing more or less brown spots; axillars, white; hill, less tliau .90 wide 

 at widest part; speculum, black and white (female). Anas strepera. Oadwall. 



See No. 92. 



Speculum, bluish purple, edged with white 

 and black ; great<'r wing coverts, with broad band 

 of white; head, tawny brown, streaked with dark 

 brown; belly, pale bull", mottled with brown; feet, 

 orange red; axillars, white (female). 



Anns bosriKis. Mallard Duck. 

 See No. 80. 



Anas boschas. 



Speculum, purplish blue; no white baud on greater wing coverts; liead and throat, 

 streaked; throat, not buft', no black spot at base of bill; feet, olive (sometimes red) ; axillars, 

 white; Eastern North America. Anas uhsrrira. Black Duck. Dusky Duck. 



See No. 90. 



Speculum, purplish blue; no white band on greater wing coverts; head, pale brown; 

 upper throat, buff, not streaked ; bill, yellowish olive; nail of bill and spot at base, black; 

 feet, pale orange red; axillars, white. Florida species occasionally observed on Gulf coast to 

 Louisiana. Anas fxiloirjula. Florida Black Duck. Florida Dusky Duck. 



See No. 91. 



