184 RIVER DUCKS. 



No. 172. PINTAIL. 



Genus: Dafila. Species: D. acuta. 



Distribution: 



A common transient visitor. 



Date of Arrival: 

 April. 



Date of Departure: 



September, October. 



General Plumage: 



Male, upper parts black, white and buff', head and throat 

 brown, wings green marked, back of neck black and white 

 striped; under parts white, flanks black marked, long 

 green tail feathers. Female, upper parts dark brown, buff"- 

 marked, head buff' and blackish, throat white ; under parts 

 buff", black marked, flanks black and white, under side of 

 wings tawny, whitish and black. Bill blackish, feet gray- 

 ish. Length of male about 28.00, of female 22.00. 



Song and Other Notes: 

 "Quack." 



Haunts : 



Rivers and inland waters. 



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