42 ANSERES : Lamellirostral Swimmers 



PINTAIL 



(143. Dafila acuta tzitzihoa) Male, 26-30 in. Female, 22 in. 



Male: A brown head and long, snow-white neck, black-striped 

 behind, are distinctive; back and sides finely waved white and 

 dusky; scapulars black, edged with whitish; central tail-feathers 

 much lengthened, hence the names Pintail, Spike-tail, Sprig, 

 etc. 



Female: Dusky above, marked with ochraceous or buffy; 

 head and neck finely streaked dusky and dull white, except on 

 throat. 



Long neck and long body afford identification. 



REDHEAD 



(146. Marila americana) 20 in. 



Male: Head and upper neck, chestnut; lower neck, chest, and 

 shoulders black; back and wings finely waved black and white 

 (appears gray) ; breast and belly white. 



Female: Brownish above, back-feathers gray-edged; lighter 

 below, belly white; whitish about base of bill and on chin. 



Feeds extensively on aquatic insects, small fish, etc., caught 

 by diving. 



CANVAS-BACK 



(147. Marila valisineria) 21-23 in. 



Male: Head and neck red-brown; back white, finely waved 

 with black (appears white); shoulders and chest black; bill long 

 (compared with Redhead). 



Female: Fore parts reddish brown; back slaty brown; closed 

 wing slate-gray; belly dull white. 



Everywhere a popular game bird. Its fondness for wild 

 celery brings it to the waiting hunter. 



