97 
Anas superciliosa sunswesnsageions Gmel. Syst. 1. 5837. 
7 Lath. Ind. Orn, 2. 852. 
Supercilious Duch..ccrerceereeere Lath. Gen. Syn. 6. 497. 
Anas superciliosa ..... sudaucen ok . Steph. Sh. Zool. 12. 108. 
: Inhabits New Holland. 
ANAS OBSCURA. 
An.—Brunnea, speculo violaceo atro marginato. 
DUSKY DUCK. 
Brown duck, with the speculum violet, margined with black. 
IN. IN. 
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PIPL e Sepiecctavisayieiedae 24 Middle $60 ciecris £ 
‘Male: ‘crown, lower part of the neck, body, tail, and wings — 
entirely of a deep dusky brown, each feather edged with lighter; 
throat, cheeks, and upper part of the neck light brown, each feather 
having onits shaft a dark-brown streak ; speculum deep glossy violet, 
margined with black; bill greenish, and formed similar to that of the 
mallard; legs and feet dusky yellow. 
Female similar. 
AVES CURCURG: fy cova Gov wi'viannte bos Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1. 641. 
_ Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 871. 
UM POUCH caciasstwtsees gereeeee Lath. Gen. Syn. 6. 546, 
Wils. Am. Orn. 8. p. 141. 
pl. 1—11. 
Penn. Arct. Zool. N. 496. 
Inhabits America ; occurs chiefly on the coasts of Florida, New 
England, and New Jersey, where it breeds in sequestered places on 
the marshes, laying eight or ten eggs similar to those of A. Boschas. 
ANAS BOSCHAS. 
An. Mas.—Capite colloque superiore viridibus; singulo collari 
albo. 
An. Fem.—Brunnea, marginibus pennarum suturatioribus ; speculo 
viridi. 
. WILD DUCK. 
Male ae with the head and upper part of the neck green; 
collar white. 
- Fem. brown duck, with the margins lighter; speculum green. 
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