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Head and neck, brownish-white; forepart of 
breast and back, blackish ; underneath, plumbe- 
ous-gray. 
Mareca americana—Baldpate, or American 
Widgeon. 
This beautiful fowl breeds in Manitoba. Visits 
Canada in company with Teals and Canvass- 
back Ducks. Head and neck, gray, spotted with 
black ; a broad green patch around and behind 
the eye; top of the head, nearly white. 
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SUMMER DUCK. 
Aix sponsa—The Summer Duck, or Wood Duck. 
This bird is, without exception, the most beau- 
tiful of all our ducks. It builds its nest in a 
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