BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. l8g 



FULIGULA FERINA VAR. AMERICANA. {Linn:) Cones. 

 Red-headed Duck. 



Adult Male. — Bill, dull blue, black at the end; head and neck, 

 reddish brown ; crown of the head, dark ; a broad black collar cov- 

 ering the upper breast and upper back ; back, grayish, delicately 

 lined with brown, so fine as to be almost indistinct; under parts, 

 white, showing a tinge of gray ; rump, black. 



Length 19, wing 9.50. 



The present species is a winter visitant. It was abundant on 

 the inland lakes of the island of New Providence in January, and 

 ranges throughout the Bahamas wherever it can find suitable feeding- 

 orrounds. Its flesh is much esteemed as an article of food. 



£5 



Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. VI. pi. 396. 



ERISMATURA RUB IDA. {Wils.) 

 Ruddy Duck. 



Adult Male, -Fall Plumage. — Above, brown, streaked with 

 dusky ; below, brownish, with a tawny tinge ; crown and nape, 

 dark brown ; crissum, white. 



Length 15.50, wing 5.05, tarsus 1.20. 



