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Dl ( KS, (ir.l-.sK ANI> -WANS OF NOKTII AMKIMCA. 



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iMi iiiir 



pint (>r till' 

 iili'i' l<i IIk' 



iViilll Sl'M'll 



ml is ('(iiii- 



itli tlic rin- 

 i>tiuiiiii>lu'(l 



ill a liii>kv 

 'I'lic Iciuali 

 I he iciuiilr. 



,11. lilll'ly lloltril 



wii: tup <>l 111' 

 >: ij,i'iirriil plii- 



]•-. Cll^fl'll will 



le, edKcd with 



, with i!:ifU iiiiil 



il'illl^i' veil. Willi 



II' IVi't v;irii'^. 

 : Mil. -J. lit: l.n- 



(liiit Www iir< 



f this S|KM'ic>. 



hciivicr, tio- 

 > ii'.ul laii'ooii^. 

 invluit siniilli'i 

 sli-wator ItiKf 



CllCP, illlll t"l'' 



•I's tliroiiii'lK'"' 

 t'rom liiilii'iKli" 

 lion ill Floriil:! 



ill wiiitiT. wliciv il iiifiy I't' (lisliii,i:tii.-lic(l Inmi lii<' Itx-il >in'ri.'- ( Anas f)i/r;- 

 giihi) liy it> (larioT culor ami sticaiu'il tliniat. 



'I'lit' not is |ilacc(l (ill the 2n>mi(i. tlif cizi!- Immiii:- pale izivciiisii wliili', ami 

 usually tViMu iiiiu' t<i Iwclvc in iiiiiiilicr. 



'["lie male says: " I )niUc, draUc. ilraUc. ilraUc" ami al.xi ■•Sliwipc," in a 

 husky voice; till" fciiialc, '" i|iiai'ks." 



'i'liis species iiuiy always lie (listineiiislicij IVoiii the female of tlie Mallard 

 liv the alisence of white on the s]ieciiliini. 



ANAS FUl.VIGULA A'iJ.;nui\: 

 Florida B1acl< Duck. 



Aihilt I, mil ; rplMT iiiaiiilililr, ycllnuMi nlivc: 



Ililil ;lllil -I'lit III llll-ic 111 lll.lllilillll'. lll.llU. -inlllr- 



tiliii'- iii'lNtMl Willi illlll "riiliiii': iiiiilfi' iiKiiiililili'. 

 yell<>wi>li lilivi'. tliisky :it li|i: li'fiS Mini inc-. |imIi' 

 oriiiin'i'. Nvitli till' wi'lis rcil: iris, Innwii. 



A.liill /( iit'ih : l,i'i;s Mini tiii's. illlll IiiiUmii omI : 

 well-, iiinttli'il liri)Uiii>li ami lloli colnr: iipliiT 

 iniiinlilili'. Vflliiui-ili iiIIm'. sliuuin;:- M liiowiii>li 

 stripi' I'll till' iiiiililli'.Minl till' nail Mini m -|"i1 at tlir 

 liiisi'. hlacU: uiiiliT iiiaiiililili'. pair iii-aiii,'i' yi'llow. 



Ci'iii'i-al Mpi ralici' nt tin' Nintln'rii IMark 



Diii-k, liiit li.ulifi-. Mini liiviiiii' till' throat and 

 cheeks almost without streaks and very pale 

 buff in color. 



Kciiiitli. 'it': win;;-, lH.-Jti: Will. -J: li;r-ii<. 1.7(1. 





This species is resident in Florida, ■„J-'-- ' 



and also occiu's on the (iiilt" coast west 

 to Louisiana. ' 



The nest is placeil on the tii'inind, nsiially in a marsh near water. Inciilia- 

 tioii coniniences the latter part of Mari'h or early in April. The e-iis arc pale 

 brown, otten showiiii:' a j;reenisli tinire, and mimlierini:' usually eiizht to ten, 

 but 1 have heard of fourteen being taken from one not. The note re>cinlilos 

 that of the lilack Dm k. 



