WATER FOWL. 



ANAS FUL VIG ULA . 



Geographical Distribution. State of Florida. 



Adult Male. Top of head, streaked with black and buff. Rest 

 of head, sides, and back of neck, buff, streaked with dark brown. 

 The cheeks are sometimes without streaks, but in a aeries of 

 these birds plain cheeks were no more frequent than those with 

 streaks, and this marking seems to be very variable. Chin and 

 throat, plain buff of varying intensity. General plumage, black, 

 feathers edged with ochraceous on upper parts, but with pale 

 buff beneath. Speculum seems to vary in color among individ- 

 uals, and is either metallic green or metallic blue, and, in some 

 specimens, is tipped with white, forming a bar across the wing. 

 Bill, yellowish olive; nail, and spot at base of maxilla, black. 

 Legs and feet, pale orange red. Iris, brown. Total length, 

 about 20 inches; wing, 10; culmen, 2^; tarsus, i^; bill, 2. 



Adult Female. Resembles the male in general color of 

 plumage, but is rather lighter, with sometimes a white bar across 

 the wing on posterior edge of speculum. The legs and feet are 

 dull red; the webs, flesh color, mottled with brown. There is 

 little or no difference in the measurements of the sexes. 



