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KEY TO THK WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 



Length. 19.50: Wing, 9.50: Tarsus, 1.75: Bill, 1.50. 

 Head brownish, showing a slight trace of whitish 

 on the sides : under surface of body grayish ; 

 wliitish on the belly ; feathers on top of the 

 bill less than one half inch from nostril ; no 

 white on wing. 



Lengtli. 16.40; Wing, 7.35; Tarsus, 1.20: Bill, 1.75. 

 Head and neck grayish brown; cliin and ante- 

 rior portion of lores whitish; speciiliiiii gray. 

 Resembles female of Ayihya a/j/i-rha/ia but is 

 smaller. 



Oidemia perspicillata (female). 

 Surf Scoter. 

 Skunk=head Coot. See page 235 



Aythya collaris (female). 



Ring=necked Duck, See page 229 



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

 Head and neck grayish brown ; i)ecoming whitisli 

 on chin: speculum gTay: resembles female 

 .A V thy a collafis. but is larger. 



Aythya americana (female). 

 Red=head Duck. Ste page 226 



Length, 19.50; Wing, 9.10: Tar 

 Head green ; white patcli at 

 lum white. 



>us, 1.60 : Bill, 1.90. 

 I)ase of l)ili : specu- 



-ength, 12.75; Wing, 6: Tarsus, 1.20: Bill. i. Head 

 purple, green, and white; i^ack ])lack : speculum 

 white. A very small duck. 



Length, 12.50; Wing, 5.75: Tarsu.s, 1.20: Bill, 

 White patch on side of the head: back l)rownisl 

 speculum white. A very small duck. 



Length, 15.25; Wing, 6: Bill, 1.50: Tarsus, 1.20. 

 General color chestnut brown or grayish brown 

 (according to sex), silvery white lieneath : patcli 

 of white on side of the head ; tall feathers stiff 

 and pointed. 



QIaucionetta clangula ameri= 

 cana (male). 

 American Golden Eye. 

 Whistler. See page 231 



Charitonetta albeoia (male). 

 Buffle=headed Duck. 

 Buffle-head. See page 231 



Charitonetta albeoia (female). 

 Buffle=headed Duck. 

 Buffle-head. See page 231 



Erismatura rubida. 



Ruddy Duck. See page 236 



