WiLp-Fowt or Wi tp-Fowt 
tain that the difference always holds. The female 
Pintail at a distance looks very much like both 
of the above, though she has a longer, more slen- 
der meck. but her eggs are distinct, having -an 
olivaceous caste. The eggs of the three Scaups, 
Greater, Lesser, and Ring-necked,—are alike in 
color, a decided brown, and different from eggs 
of any other Ducks, but are easily confused one 
with the other, as are the birds themselves. The 
eggs of the Blue- and Green-winged Teal are indis- 
tinguishable, but one can identify the birds at 
close) raneces The female Mallard can be told: by 
its large size, spotted plumage, and blue speculum. 
Females of Redhead and Canvas-back are some- 
what ahike, but; theslatter is lareer and Inghter im 
color, and the eggs of each I consider distinctive. 
The Shoveler and her eggs can usually be distin- 
guished,—though there is some resemblance to the 
Pintail,—as the size is considerably less. As to 
Ruddy Duck and White-winged Scoter there can 
be no mistake. The eggs of the former are aston- 
ihimelyedacce ton. the size “othe bird, shave la 
rough, pitted shell, entirely unique, and are pure 
white. Scoters’ eggs are larger than those of any 
Duck nesting in the United States, save the Eider, 
which is not found breeding in the interior. 
Leaving this island, at length, with its many 
nests of Terns and Ducks, we crossed to island 
number two, only a short distance away. Large 
numbers of young Ring-bills were scurrying about 
among the rocks or swimming out into the lake. 
It was the same as on the other islands with the 
Ducks. We scoured through its many areas and 
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