704 SYSTEMA TIC SYNOPSIS. — LAMELLIROSTRES — AN SERES. 



ward to Guatemala ; abundant along the Atlantic coast, from the middle districts to Texas, 

 especially in the Chesapeake. Wlieu feeding on the wild celery the flesh acquires a peculiarly 

 fine flavor, wliich has gained for the bird great renown among gastronomers ; but its flesh is of 

 no special excellence under other circumstances, in fact inferior to that of most River Ducks 

 (Anatince). There is little reason for squeaUng in barbaric joy over this over-rated and gen- 

 erally under-done bird ; not one person in ten thousand can tell it from any other duck on the 

 table, and then only under the celery circumstance just said. 

 292. CLAN'GULA. (Lat. dangula, dim. of clangor, a noise.) Whistlers. Garrots. Bill 

 much shorter than head, about as long as tarsus, very high at base, tapering to end with definite 

 nail, and acute upper corners; fi-ontal and mental feathers little in advance of loral. Nostrils 

 median. Tail about half as long as wing, 16-feathered, pointed. Body plump j neck short; 

 feet far back. ^ with the head puff'y or sliglitly crested, dark-colored, iridescent, with great 

 white patches ; lower neck all around, under parts including sides, and most of the wing- 

 coverts, scapulars, and secondaries, white; lining of wings dark; most of upper parts black; 

 no waving on back or sides ; crissum not black; bill dark; feet light or bright. 9 with less 

 pufl'y dark brown or gray head, and traces or not of the white patches. Medium-sized and small 

 ducks, mostly black and white. They include two types of at least subgeneric value ; one 

 (dangula proper) represented by the garrots, the other (Bucephala) by the buffle-head. 



Analysis of Species. 



Nostrils rather before middle of bill, cj bead uniformly pufiy, thp gloss green; a round or oval white 

 spot before eye, not reaching upper corner of bill ; white of wings continuous ; lining of wings entirely 

 dark; eye yeliow; feet orange. 9 head dark brown, unmarked. (Clangida) glaucium 725 



Nostrils as before, (f head somewhat crested, the gloss purple and violet ; an angular or crescentic white 

 space before eye, applied against whole base of bill ; white of wings divided by a dark line ; lining of 

 wings entirely dark ; eye yellow; feet orange. $ head dark brown, unmarked islandica 726 



Nostrils rather behind middle of bill, cf" head extremely puffy, the gloss various. No white before eye, 

 but great white space on side of head behind, meeting its fellow on nape ; white of wing continuous ; 

 lining of wing with some white ; eye brown ; feet flesh-color ; $ head dark gray, with trace of the white 

 auricular patch. (Bucephala) albeola 727 



725. C. glaii'cium. (Gr. yXavKiou, glaukion ; 'LaX. glaucium, a, dnck, Y>erhsi^s this one.) Golden- 

 eye. Whistler. Garrot. Bill with nostrils rather before than behind its middle line. 

 Head moderately uniformly pufl'y. Adult ^ : Gloss of head chiefly green. A large round or 

 oval s})ot before eye, not touching base of bill throughout ; no white behind eye. Bill black, 

 or greenish-dusky. Iris golden-yellow. Feet orange, with dusky webs and black claws. 

 Lower neck, under parts at large, middle and greater wing-coverts, many secondaries, and 

 shorter scapulars in part, white, that of the wings perfectly continuous. Shorter scapulars in 

 part, long scapulars, inner and outer secondaries, edge of wing, primary coverts, primaries, 

 and back at large, black, the latter glossy. Lining of wings dusky, as are some feathers at 

 insertion of legs and on sides of rump. The white greater coverts have dark bases, not exten- 

 sive enough, however, to divide the white wing-surface. 9 '• Bill, eyes, and feet as in ^, 

 but former usually varied wdth yellowish at end. Head less puffy, snuffy-brown, without 

 white loral space. Black parts of ^ inclining to brownish ; white of wings less extensive and 

 complete, often waved with gray tips of some of the coverts ; white of under parts often waved 

 with gray or brown on lower neck and along sides. Length 17-00-20.00 ; extent 27.00- 

 32.00; wing S. 00-9. 00 ; tail 3.00-4.00; tarsus 1.30-1.50; middle toe and claw 2.50; biU 

 1.30 along culmen, about 2.00 along gape. 9 smaller than <J. Europe, etc.; N. Am. at 

 large, a common wanter duck of the U. S., breeding chiefly in high latitudes, but also in 

 U. S. An expert diver. Meat bad — rank and fishy. Nest in trees. 



726. C. islan'dica. (Of Island or Iceland.) Barrow's Golden-eye. Rocky Mountain 

 Garrot. Very similar to the last. Bill with nostrils as before. Head moderately pufty, 

 and with lengthening of coronal and occipital feathers into a slight crest. Gloss of head 



