BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 189 
FULIGULA FERINA VAR. AMERICANA. (Linn.) Coues. 
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 covy- 
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- 
grounds. Its flesh is much esteemed as an article of food. 
Euge Aud. Bds, NAL Mol. V1. pl. 306. 
ERISMATURA RUBIDA. (Wils.) 
Ruppy 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. 
