238 DUCKS. 



adult male (occurring in mid- summer) duller; 

 head, brown; line at base of bill and space 

 about eye, white, this being larger in adult 

 males; breast, streaked. Breeds throughout 

 temperate N. A., south in Oct.; winters in 

 Gulf States; north in April. Nests, placed 



Fig. 183 



Lesser Scaup. 1-10. 



in holes of trees; eggs, 6-10, pale brown. 

 Frequents wooded streams and small ponds 

 often hiding in thickets; rises suddenly and 

 flies swiftly aw^ay usually following the 

 stream. Breeding note, given by both sexes, 

 a clear, long-drawn, plaintive whistle, re- 

 peated rapidly. 



