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KEY TO Till-: WAT1:R IHRDS OF FLORIDA. 



LenQ;th. 19.50: Wing. 9.50: Tarsus, i. 



15111. 



Head brownish, siiowing a slight trace of whitish 

 on the sides: under surface of body grayish; 

 whitish on the belly : feathers on top of the 

 bill less than one half inch from nostril ; no 

 white on wing. 



Length, 16.40; Wing, 7.35; Tarsu.s, 1.20: Bill. 1.75. 

 Head and neck grayish brown; chin and ante- 

 rior portion of lores whitish: s)>e<Miluiii gray. 



Resembles female of Ayt/iyci aiiicyiiaiia but is 

 smaller. 



Oidemia perspicillata (female). 

 Surf Scoter. 

 Skunk=head Coot. See page 235 



Aythya collaris (femaleV 



Ring=necked Duck. See page 229 



Length, 20.50; Wing, S.30 : Tarsus. 1.60: ISill. 2.10. 

 Head and neck grayish brown: becoming whitisli 

 on chin: si>eciiluiu Ji'ray: resembles femaL 

 .■]ytJtva lolliuis. but is larger. 



Aythya americana (female). 

 Red = head Duck. See page 226 



Lengtii. 19.50: Wing, 9.10: Tarsus, 1.60: 13111. 1.90. 

 Head green; white patch at l)ase of bill: specu- 

 lum white. 



•nglh, 12.75; Wing, 6: Tarsus, 1.20: Lill. i. Head 

 purple, green, and white; back l)lack : speculum 

 w hite. A very small duck. 



.ength, 12.50: Wing, 5.75: T;u-sus. 1.20: llill. i. 

 White patch on side of the head ; l)ack brownish : 

 .speculum white. A very small duck. 



Length, 15.25: Wing. 6: Hill. 1.50: T:u-sus. 1.20. 

 General color chestnut brown or grayish brow 11 

 (according to sex), siKery white beneath : patch 

 of white on side of the head : tail feathers stiff 

 and pointed. 



Glaucionetta clangula ameri= 

 cana (male). 

 American Golden Eye. 

 Whistler. See page 231 



Charitonetta albeola (male). 

 Buffle=headed Duck. 

 Buffle-head. See page 231 



Charitonetta albeola (female). 

 Buffle=headed Duck. 

 Buffle=head. See page 231 



Erismatura rubida. 



Ruddy Duck. See page 23r. 



