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Key to Plate No. 10 



Plate No. 10 



WINTER PLUMAGES 



(A) AMERICAN PINTAIL, adult male. 



(B) AMERICAN PINTAIL, adult male wing. 



(C) AMERICAN PINTAIL, adult female. 



(D) AMERICAN PINTAIL, adult female wing. 



Chief distinguishing features of AMERICAN PINTAIL: MALE, (a) Hind 

 toe without lobe, (b) middle pair of tail-feathers greatly elongated, (c) 

 dark brown head, and very long neck. FEMALE, (a) Hind toe without 

 lobe, (b) long, thin neck, (c) tail pointed but not elongated, (d) bluish- 

 grey feet. 



(E) GAD WALL, adult male. 



(F) GADWALL, adult male wing. 



(G) GADWALL, adult female. 



(H) GADWALL, adult female wing. 



Chief distinguishing features of GADWALL: MALE, (a) Hind toe with- 

 out lobe, (b) white speculum, (c) yellow feet ,(d) chestnut wing-patch. FE- 

 MALE, (a) Hind toe without lobe, (b) white speculum, (c) dull yellow feet. 



Autumn Plumages, Plate No. 11. 

 Downy Young, Plate No. 33. 

 Hybrids, Plate No. 36. 



Text: American Pintail, page 189; Gadwall, page 175. 



