ANATIDA. — CXXXVL Zo 
by the wings. L. 22. W.11. T. 43. N.Am., not rare. (£u.) 
(Lat., obstreperous. ) 
dd, Lamelle coarser, less than 15 visible externally; bill shorter than head. 
(Mareca Stephens. ) 
694, A. penelope (L.). EuropEAN WipGrEon. Head and 
neck cinnamon; in ¢ top of head brownish white; sides of head 
with slight traces of green. Europe; rare in America. (£w.) 
695. A. americana (Gmelin). AMERICAN WIDGEON. BALD- 
PATE. Head and neck grayish in @, speckled with dusky; top of 
head white; sides of head with bright green patch; speculum 
glossy-green, preceded by black, white, and gray on wing-coverts ; 
? duller, L.20. W.11. T.44. N.Am., abundant. (£w.) 
352. SPATULA Boie. (Lat., spoon.) 
696. S. clypeata (L.). SnoveLitrr. Spoon-pit~t Duck. ¢& 
head and neck green; breast white; belly chestnut; wing coverts 
blue; speculum green, bordered by black and white; rump and tail 
coverts black; 9 streaky brownish, known by the bill and wings. 
L.20. W.9}. B. 23. N.Am.,common. (u.) (Lat., clypeum, 
shield.) 
353. DAFILA Stephens. (A coined word.) 
697. D. acuta (L.). Prn-rart. Spric-tam. ¢ head dark 
brown with purplish gloss; side of neck with a long white stripe; 
back gray, finely waved with darker; lower parts white; crissum 
black; sides finely waved; speculum violet, with black, white, and 
buffy ; tail cuneate when developed, central feathers black and 
much projecting; @Q speckled and streaked; tail much shorter ; 
bill dusky ; feet grayish blue. L. 20 to 30. W.11. T. 9 or less. 
N. Am. common, a slender, trim-built duck. (Huw.) 
354. AIX Boie. (aié, a water-bird; dicaa, to spring.) 
698. A. sponsa (L.). Woop Ducx. Summer Duck. Crested; 
@ head iridescent green and purple, with white stripes and a 
forked white throat patch; back varied, black, green, etc.; breast 
rich chestnut; sides buffy, very finely waved with dark; speculum 
green; tips of primaries frosted; 9? duller, head mostly gray; 
varied with white. L.20. W.94. T.5. U.S. frequent; nesting 
in trees, the most elegant of all ducks. (Lat., bride.) 
355. AYTHYA Boie. (ai6ua, a sea-bird.) 
a. Bill not wider toward its end than at base ; ¢ with head and neck reddish. 
6. Bill much shorter than middle toe without claw, the nail hooked. 
(Aythya.) 
699. A. americana (Kyton). Rep Heap. Pocuarp. ¢ 
head and neck chestnut with red reflections; back mixed silvery 
