244 WATER FOWL. 



maries and tail, brownish black. Under parts, ochraceous 

 spotted with blackish on breast, flanks, and anal region. Abdo- 

 men, uniform ochraceous. Bill, horn brown; nail, black. 

 Total length, about 13 inches; wing, 5; culmen, i^; tarsus, i. 



Young Male. Sides of head, mottled with buff, and the under 

 parts of the body are whitish. In other respects the specimen 

 agrees with the adult male. Still younger birds resemble the 

 female, but the feathers have no brown centers on breast and 

 sides, and the under parts are paler generally. 



