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* Group 2. Wing, from 8.50 to 12 inches long. 

 Section 1. Bill, narrow, with tooth=like serrations. 



Distance from nostril to tip of bill, less than 1.50 ; head 

 and neck, greenish black ; underparts, creamy white, tinged 

 with salmon color; feet, red (male). 



Merganser americana. American Merganser. Sheldrake. 



See No. 86. 



Distance from nostril to tip of bill, less than 1 .50 ; head, 

 rufous brown ; upper throat, white ; feet, orange red (female). 

 Merganser americana. American flerganser. Sheldrake. 



See No. 86. 



Top of bill. 

 Merganser americana. 



Distance from nostril to tip of bill, more than 1.50 ; head, 

 black, tinged with green; breast, rufous, streaked with black 

 (male). Merganser serrator. Red-breasted flerganser. 



See No. 87. 



Merganser serrator. 



Distance from nostril to tip of bill, more than 1.50 ; head, brownish, palest on the 

 throat; speculum, white (female). Merganser serrator. Red-breasted flerganser. 



See No. 87. 



SUBFAMILY ANATIN^E. 

 River and Pond Ducks. 



Ducks having hind toe without membraneous 

 lobe or flap ; tarsus, scutellate in front. 



Group 1. Wing, 5 to 7.50 inches long. 

 Section 1. Hind toe, without flap or lobe. 



Large patch pale blue on wing (coverts) ; 

 white crescent on face (male) ; no white 

 crescent, face speckled; chin whitish (fe- 

 male). Common in Eastern United States. 



Anas discors. Blue-winged Teal. 



AmiB disoors. See No. 97. 



Large patch of pale blue on wing (coverts) ; head and breast, rufous brown ; crown, 



* For directions for measurement, see page 9. 



