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Z^v/^///, 19.50; Wing, 10; Bill, 1.60. Head brownish, 

 streaked; speculum white and brown; feet yellow- 

 ish ; under wing coverts black. 



Length, 19; Wing, 10; IJill, 1.55. Head brownish 

 streaked ; speculum white and gray : under wing 

 coverts white. 



Lengthy 10; Wing, 10.50; Tarsus, 1.60; Bill, 1.40. 

 Head white and green, streaked and speckled with 

 black; speculum lilack and green ; feet bluisli. 



LeugtJi, 18.r»0: Wing, 9.50; Ijili, 1.40. Head green 

 and purple, showing white stripe; speculum l)lut', 

 tipped with black and white ; feet yellow. 



Length, 18; Wing, g. 30 ; Bill, 1.35. Head gray, sliow- 

 ing white stripe ; feet yellow. 



Anas strepera (male). 

 Gadwall. See page S6 



Anas strepera (female). 

 Gadwall. See page 86 



Anas americana. 



Baldpate Widgeon. See page 87 



Aix sponsa (male). 

 Summer Duck. 

 Wood Duck. See page 93 



Aix sponsa (female). 

 Summer Duck. 

 Wood Duck. See page 93 



(2) Hind toe without membranous lobe or flap. 

 Belly not white. 

 Length over 17.50; wing over 8.50. 



LcngiJi, ati] Wing, 11.50; Bill, 2.10; Tarsus, 1.65. 

 Head brownish and buff; belly buff brown, mot- 

 tled ; feet red ; speculum purple, bordered with 

 white and black. 



Length, 21; Wing, 10.75; I^i^^^ 2.10; Tarsus, 1.75. 

 Head and neck brown streaked : no lilack spot at 

 base of bill ; speculum purple, edged with black; 

 throat streaked. 



Length, 20; Wing, 10.20; Bill, 2; Tar.sus, 1.70. Simi- 

 lar to A. obscura^ but paler; cheeks and throat 

 not strealced; bill yellowish olive; nail of bill 

 and spot at base black ; specuhtin purple, edged 

 7vith black. 



Anas boschas (female). 



Mallard. 



Anas obscura. 

 Black Duck. 

 Dusky Duck. 



.See page S_; 



-See page S4 



Anas fulvigula. 



Florida Black Duck. See page 85 



