p.^ 100 



AMERICANA VARIEGATA. 



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White- Fa c 



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Tea 



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Sarcelle d'Amerique. 



N bignefs this exceeds a com- 



mon 



Feal. 



The bill and the 



crown, of the head are black 



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which extends aiono; the balls 

 of the bill to the throaty between which 

 and the eyes it is white. All the reft 



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of the head is purple mix'd with green. 



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plus grojfe que 

 farcelle commune. Son bee 



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k dejfus de fa tete font not 



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p celte couleur s^etend tout le 



long de la bdfe de fon bee jufqu^a fa gorge : 



Pefpace^ qui eft entre fa gorge ^ fes yeux 



y 



eft blanc. I'out le refle de fa tete 



d^un 



The breaft: and belly in colour like that violet^ mele de verd, Sa poitrine^ ^ fon 



Teal, The upper part of ventre font de la meme couleur que ceux de 



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J 

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la farcelle commune, Le haut de fon dos^ 



the back, next the head 



is brown, cu- 



rioufly waved like the curdling of water, depuis la tetCy eft brun^ '^ parfaitement bien 



The lower part of the back is covered 

 with long fharp-pointed feathers of a 



onde 



Le bas de fon dos efl couvert de long 



ht 



brown colour. 



The 



wing 



s are coloured 



as thofe of the Blue- win 



Teal. 



The 



I- 



tail is brown, and fomewhat lono[er than 



plumes pointueSy d'^un brun clair. Ses atles 

 font de la meme couleur que celles de la far- 



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celle brune ^'Amerique. Sa queue efl brune^ 



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^ un peu plus longue que fes ailes. 



Les 



the winss. The vent f( 



under the 



tail 



are 



black . 



The 



plumes fituees autour de Panus fous la queue 

 s and feet are font noires. Ses jam be s^ ^ fes pies font 



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yellow. 



The Female is all over brown. 



jaunes 



La femelle 



toute brune. 



Ces 



Thefe Birds frequent Ponds and frefli- water Oifeaux frequentent a la Caroline les etangs^ 



Rivers in Carolina, 



les rivieres d'^eau douce. 



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