EUROPEAN WIDGEON. 



136. Mareca penelope. 19 in. 



Whole head reddish-brown except crown 

 which is light buff. Shoulders white and 

 specuulm green. Female with blackish spec- 

 ulum and streaked and spotted under parts. 



Range. An European species. Occurs cas- 

 ually in eastern U. S. and Canada during 

 winter. 



BALDPATE. 



137. Mareca americana. 19 in. 



Wing coverts and top of head white. Spec- 

 ulum and stripe on the side of the head 

 green. Breast and flanks rich buff. Female 

 with no green on the head, which is speckled. 



Note. A clear shrill whistle. 



Nest. Eight or ten buff eggs in a bed of 

 down on the ground. 



Range. Breeds north from Ind., Kans. 

 and Ore. Winters from southern 111. and 

 Md. southward. Casually occurs during mi- 

 gration along the Atlantic coast north to 

 Nova Scotia. 38 



