BEAUTY OF THE Wood l>l< k 



is.; 



browns, yellows and whites which is quite bewildering Even 

 its weak little l>ill is colored scarlel and while, and its iris is 

 bright red. 



In my opinion the claims of the two duck species which 

 are rivals for the prize for web-footed beauty may fairly be 

 expressed by Ihe following proportion: 



WOOD DICK 

 Mal«' and Female 



The Pintail is to the Wood Duck as a well-gowned Amer- 

 ican woman is to a Chinese mandarin. 



The Wood Duck needs no description. Among ducks it 

 is equalled in gorgeous colors only by its nearesl relative the 

 mandarin duck of China a painted harlequin. Our species 

 is a tree duck, and not only perches on trees, I »u t aU<> makes its 

 nest in them, and rears its young at an elevation of from ten 



