WOOD DUCKS. Z6 i 



very abundant in Fla., frequenting salt 

 estuaries of coast and fresh waters of in- 

 terior; north in March. Not common on 

 Atlantic coast, north of Ga. Male, whistles; 

 female, quacks. 



206. WOOD DUCK. 



Our most beautiful species, 18; head, 

 crested, green; line over eye, one behind it, 



Fi<T. 182 



Canvasbaek. 1-16. 



triangular throat patch, ring around neck 

 and belly white; breast, chestnut; back, 

 brown; sides buff finely banded with black 

 with coarser black and white bandings on 

 flanks; iris, red; bill, pink; feet brown, fig. 

 180. Female, young, and eclipse plumage of 



