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ki:y to the birds or eastern north America. 



Head, cinnamon brown; up|mt l.mist iind fKu-k, :isliy j?ray, not l>:irred; siMH-ulum, 

 wliiti" (fVm:ilc); very similiir to ft-iiiale Barrow's Goldt'ii Kyc. luit slio:litly small. -r. iiiuch 

 nion- «--ominoii than the next siu'c-ics, on the Atlautio coast. 



GhturionHtn rhnitjiila nmrricana. American Golden Eye. Whistler. 



Sec No. los. 



Head, cinnamon brown; upper breast and haek, ashy f?ray, imt Warned ; sinHMilinn, 

 vviiile , lemale) : very similar to preeedin^- species, but slio;htIy larger. 



(ilnnciuncttn islandini. Barrow's Golden Eye. 



See No. 10!). 



/ 



Head, rufous brown; crown, blackish: breast, black; 



lower bai-k. .asliy while, liuely lined with black (male) ; bill, very 

 dilVereiit from that of Ifed-head. (S-e cut.^ 



Aijlluja vaUhncria. Canvas=back Duck. 



S<-e No. 104. 



Aytliya vallisiu'ria. 



Head, neck, and upper breast, dull cinnamon brown, palest on throat; lower back, 

 (hill brown, barred with line, wavy, white liues (lemale) ; easily distin,<>-uished by shape of bill. 

 (See cut.) . Aijlhija vnnhnci-ln. Canvas=back Duck. 



See No. 104. 



Head, reddish brown; crown, not blackisli; breast, black; 

 lower bar];. i;ta\i~h, liuely lined with hlack (iiuile) ; hill, very difter- 

 cnt from Ihat (d' Canvas-back. (See cut.) 



Aylhya amerknnn. Red=lieaded Duck. 



See No. 10;{. 



A vtliva ainCTicaiia. 



Section 3. Hind toe, with well defined membraneous lobe 

 or flap; belly, not white; more or less white, or gray= 

 Ish white, on head. 



General plumage, black ; a jiatcli of white on front of ciown 

 and nape; liiij. lar;;e, marked with oranj;e. red, lil.ack. .and white; 

 no wbile (Ml wiuf^s (nude)- 



Oiilriiiiii prrxpirillfilu. Surf Scotcr. Skunk-head Coot. 



See No. 1-Jl. 



(ieneral plumage, brown; top <>[ lieail and \\ini;<. daik; a spot of didl wliite at base of 

 bill anil bi'bind eye ; no wliite on wiuj^s ( female). 



Oiilniiia pcrxpinlli/ta. Surf Scoter. Skunk=head Coot. 



?;ee \o. 1-Jl. 



Top anil sides of head, white: a i)atch of jireenish in froid. of eye: throat, black: all 

 wing coverts, white (male;. Eiiironi'tta stpJJrri. Stellers' Duck. Stellers' Eider. 



See No. 114. 



