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ANAS FULVIGULA Kidg-n'ay. 

 Florida Black Duck. Florida Dusky Duck. 



Adidt male : Upper mandible yellowish olive, nail and spot at base of mandible black : some- 

 times mixed with dull orange: under mandible j'ellowish olive, dusky at tip: legs and toes pale 

 orange with the webs red : iris brown. 



Aihilt female : Legs and toes dull Indian red ; webs mottled brownish and Hesh color : upper 

 mandible yellowish olive showing a brownish stripe on the middle and the nail and a spot at the 

 base black : under mandible pale orange yellow. 



General appearance of the Northern I51ack Duck and lighter in color and having the throat 

 and cheeks almost without streaks and very pale buff in color. 



Length, 20; Wing. 10.20: Bill, 2 : Tarsus, 1.70. 



This is a resident species in Florida, where it is hecoming rather rare in 

 many localities where it w^as once common. It nests in the marshes, the 

 eo-o-s being pale greenish in color. I have found two nests of this species on 

 the Banana River. Eggs are usually from eight to ten in number, but I have 

 heard of fourteen eg<'"s being taken in a nest. The note resembles that of 

 die IMack Duck. 



