738. 
739. 
714 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. — LAMELLIROSTRES — ANSERES. 
ground, in June, July. (N.B. The upper #,,, shows extent of feathers under bill — to 
first acute angle from the left—and shape of mandibular rami, reaching to next obtuse 
reéntrance. ) 
. fus’ca. (Lat. fusca, dusky; adult @ is black.) VeLvET ScoTER. WHITE-WINGED 
Surr Duck. SEA 
Coot... Bill,, :ete.. as 
above. Adult ¢: Plu- 
mage black, paler be- 
low; a white speculun, 
formed by most of the 
secondaries and tips of 
greater coverts; a small 
white spot under eye. 
Tris yellow. Feet or- 
ange or carmine - red, 
with black webs. Young 
& resembles 9. Q: 
Bill less bulging, en- 
tirely dark; eyes and 
feet as before, less 
bright. Sooty-brown, pale grayish below, but retaining the white speculum; whitish on head 
tending to form loral and auricular spots, as in 739, not 737. Largest: length 19.00-22.00 ; 
extent about 36.00; wing 11.00-12.00; bill along gape 2.50 or more; tarsus about 2.00; 
middle toe and claw 3.50. Q@<@. Said to differ from European in greater encroachment 
of feathers on bill; but the ascribed feature is not tangible (var. velvetina). N. Am. at 
large, chiefly coastwise; also on large inland waters; abundant. Winters in U. S., breeds 
in high latitudes. 
CE. perspicilla/ta. (Lat. perspicillata, conspicuous, spectacular. Fig. 497.) Surr Duck. 
Spa Coot. Adult ¢: 
Bill, ete., as above, 
singularly variegated 
in color, mostly white 
or pinkish, and or- 
ange, with a great 
round or squarish 
Fic. 496. — Female Black Scoter. (Ad nat. del. EC.) 
black spot on side 
near base; iris pale 
yellow; feet orange, 
with dusky webs. Plu- 
mage glossy _ black, 
duller below ; no white 
on wings, but a tri- 
angular white patch 
on forehead, pointing 
Fie. 497. — Bill of young & Surf Duck, nat. size. (Ad nat. del. E. C.) 
forward, reaching to 
or beyond opposite eye, and another on nape, pointing downward. Young @ resembles 9, 
before the bill acquires distinctive shape and color. @ : Bill blackish, not tumid, feathers of 
culmen restricted, not reaching opposite nostrils; feet dark, tinged with reddish, the webs black- 
ish. Plumage sooty-brown, below silvery-gray; side of head with much whitish, chiefly in two 
patches, loral and auricular; no frontal or nuchal white. Length 18.00-21.00; extent 31.00- 
