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T,, 11.00. Range. — From British Columbia southward to Patagonia; rare 

 in New England. 



Black Vulture {Catharista atrata) . — Black; skin of head black. L., 

 24.00; W., 17.00; T., 8.00. Range.— From lower Ohio Valley to southern 

 South America. 



WOOD DUCK LIFE 



Wood Duck; Summer Duck {Aix sponsa). — M. — Throat, a line 

 over the eye, a broad strip up the side of the head and part of the long 

 crest feathers white. Cheeks and crown green with reflections of purple; 

 chestnut on breast spotted with white, and chestnut at base of tail. Belly 

 white; sides buff, barred with black and white; brownish green back; 

 scapulars darker; primaries tipped with greenish blue. Fe. — Without 

 the crest; other markings less brilliant. L., 18.50; W., 9.00. Range. — 

 Temperate North America. 



THE SNOWBIRD 



Slate-Colored Junco; Snowbird {J unco hyemalis) . — ^^I. — Upper 

 parts, throat and breast slate-color; belly white, and sides grayish; two 

 outer tail feathers white, as is also a part of the third. Bill flesh color. 

 L., 6.25; W., 3.00; T., 2.75. Range. — North America, mainly east of the 

 Rocky Mountains; breeds from the Catskills and the mountains of New 

 England northward. In winter it occurs south to the Gulf States. 



Carolina Snowbird [J.h. Carolinensis). — Closely resembling preceding 

 species, but is a little larger, and the dark parts are without the brow^nish 

 tinge usually noticeable in that species. Range. — Southern Alleghanies. 



A BOBWHITE FAMILY 



BoBWHiTE {Colinus Virginianus) . — Chestnut above, with some mark- 

 ings of buff and black; rump grayish browTi, mottled and streaked with 

 black; tail ash. Front of crown, a strip beneath the eye, and a band on 

 breast black; throat white; sides chestnut, with white and black; belly 

 w^hite, barred with black. Fe.— Smaller, and white of head replaced by 

 buff. L., 10.00; W., 4.50; T., 2.50. Range.— Eastern United States, from 

 Canada to the Gulf of Mexico ; west to the Rocky Mountains. 



