IOO Birds of Canada. 



or twelve, of a yellowish-white. The Green-head 

 is the original of our domestic duck. 



A. obscura. The Black Duck, or Dusky Duck. 

 The Black Duck is the most abundant of all 

 our ducks. Breeds in Canada. Nests, near a 

 pond or stream ; eggs, six, white. General color, 

 bluish-brown, tinged with black. 



Dafila acuta. The Pintail Duck. 

 This beautiful duck is a well known visitor in 

 Canada. Head and neck, pale brown ; sides of 

 the breast and part of the back, white, tinged 

 j*<vith pale buff; tail, pointed, the two middle 

 ^feathers five inches longer than the others, and 

 Ablack ; legs, pale lead color. Breeds in the far 

 ^north. 



Nettion carolineusis. The Green- winged Teal. 

 This pretty fowl is very abundant in Canada 

 in the spring and fall. It frequently breeds here. 

 Nests, on the ground, in close proximity to a 

 pond or stream ; eggs, seven or eight.in number, 

 of a dusky-white color. This Teal is about 

 fifteen inches in length ; the head is dusky ; the 

 top of the head, cheeks, and neck are chestnut- 

 red ; the throat is black ; a broad green band 

 extends from the eye to the nape ; the lower 

 part of the neck, back, and sides, are alternately 

 striped with lines of white and black ; the breast 

 is reddish, and spotted ; the belly, a yellowish- 

 white. 



