404 FEATHERED GAME 



no white on wing or body, but a small patch on 

 the forehead and another on the back of the 

 head extending downward over the nape. It 

 is not uncommon to find one or the other of 

 these white spots missing in specimens. The 

 bill is peculiarly marked; orange and white, at 

 the base a squarish black patch edged with 

 carmine. Iris pale yellow ; feet and legs orange 

 with dusky webs. Propellers of the female are 

 duller in color, her bill black. 



The female is a dull-colored, brownish-black 

 bird with no white on forehead or nape, but 

 some small splashes of grayish color on the 

 sides of the head, on the cheeks and ears. 



Young males much like the females. 



Length from eighteen to twenty inches; ex- 

 tent from thirty to thirty-three inches. Weight 

 from two to two and one-half pounds. 



AMERICAN MERGANSER. POND 

 SHELLDRAKE. GOOSANDER. 



(Merganser americanus.) 



The Shelldrake has its representatives all 

 over the world, dwelling alike on the ocean or 

 on inland pond and stream. Three species of 



