FULIGULINAL:, BAY .AND SEA DUCKS 
146. Aythya americana 
REDHEAD. $19 inches 
Male. Head and neck reddish brown; upper back black ; wings 
and lower back squirrel gray; tail black. Below, breast black; 
belly white ; bill lead color tipped with black; feet dark. Female. 
Chin white, rest of plumage light yellowish brown, darker on back 
and top of head. Similarly marked to the very rare Canvas-back. 
Breeds. North of New England. A rare migrant in October, 
November and April. 
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