SHOVELLER. 235 



differs in being more heavily marked with 

 darker. Western America; in N. A. west of 

 the Rocky Mountains; rare east of the Mis- 

 sissippi River. 



204. SHOVELLER. 

 Larger, 20; bill greatly widened at tip; 

 speculum, violet-green, blue patch on wing 



Fig. 181 



^ivis*. 



Redhead. 1-15. 



as in last; head and neck, dark -green; breast, 

 sides of back and wing-band, white; belly, 

 chestnut; bill, black; feet, orange, fig. 178. 

 Female, mottled and streaked with pale 

 brown, dark brown and black; wing like 

 male. Young male with intermediate plum- 

 age. Northern Hemisphere; in N. A., breeds 



