APPENDIX 257 



MAN-O'-WAR BIRD 



(128. Fregata aquila) 3 feet. 



A large, very slender bird, with deeply forked tail. Male wholly 

 black, throat and fore-neck with yellow pouch. Female brownish, 

 breast and belly white. 



This bird is noted as having the greatest wing area, in proportion 

 to weight, of all birds. 



A rare straggler from tropical and sub-tropical seas. Less than a 

 dozen records of its occurrence in our area. Has been seen far inland. 



HOODED MERGANSER 



(131. Lophodytes cucullatus) 18 in. 



Male: Back and head black; head with fan-like crest enclosing 

 large white area; sides rusty; breast white, extending upward on neck 

 in two imperfect collars. 



Female: Mostly brown, darker on head, with straggly crest. 



W. V. On coast and inland waters of California. Rare. The few 

 good records are in early winter. Two records only for Arizona. Nests 

 in hollow trees. 



EUROPEAN WIDGEON 



(136. Mareca penelope) 18-20 in. 



Male: Head and upper neck rusty, crown buffy; chest pinkish 

 brown; sides and back mostly a fine wavy barring of white and dusky; 

 wing-coverts white, speculum metallic green. 



Female: Generally buffy, head and neck speckled with dusky; 

 feathers of back dusky centrally. 



Southern California W. V. Rare. Possibly a dozen records. 



BLUE-WINGED TEAL 



(140. Querquedula discors) 15 in. 



Male: Head and upper neck plumbeous; a large white crescent 

 before eye; back dusky, gray-edged; below, light chestnut, black- 

 spotted; wing-coverts extensively blue. 



Female: Head and neck whitish, dusky-streaked, darkest on crown; 

 throat unmarked. 



W. V. Rare in southern California; more frequent in Arizona, 

 where it may nest in the mountains. Range: North America. "Not 

 common west of the Rockies." 



WOOD DUCK 



(144. Aix sponsa) 19 in. 



Male: Head violet, bronzy, and green, crested; a white line above 

 eye from bill, and another behind eye, to tip of crest; throat broadly 



