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DICKS. (IKI'.sr, AM) >\\ \\S ()|- NOIMII A M Kl.-H ' S . 



(() the ( '.'UdliiiMs (hiriiiL:' the u iiilci-, in >iiitMlplc Idcalilics. mikI sonic hi ids ociin 

 ivi;iii;ii'iv in l'"l()ri<la aiKl the iKirliicrn Wol Imliii Islamls. Tlic IioI-IichI 

 iiiiiy always lie distiiiiiiiislicd iVoiii the ( 'ainas-hacU l)y lln' dfciilcd dill'crciici 

 in tlic sii,.')(' (it" the hill, tlic I'orchcad ardiiiiii' ahniplly and not lollowinj;' llii' 

 line of llic hill as in Ilic ( 'an\ as-liack. 



'I'lip tbiiialc ifccl-licad ( losriy I'csiMiihhv-. the t'cinalc of (lie Iilni^-nccUcd I )ii(l<, 

 lint is larger. As ;i rule il docs not hrccd on the Atlantic coast. alllioiii;ii a 

 siniilc instance is on rccoi'd of a pair hcinu' found lii'ccdini;' ni'ar Calais. Maine. 

 'I'hc iicst. which is placcil on the ground, is composed ol Liras> and lined with 

 down. 'I'lie e^ns arc eii^lil to tw(d\'e. lirov\nisli white in color. 



A V lli\.i xiiili-iirriii (iii;ili'). 



(l-'cMMlr.) 



AYTHYA VALLISNEKIA (///A ). 

 Canvas-back Duck. 



A'liiit iii'iii : head and neck, rufous limwii, ln'cciiniii;;' dii-ky cm ilic cimiuh mihI cliiii: ili 

 tiri'Msl Mini uppiT purl inn nl' ilii' ii.'irU, hhu-ki-li : if-l nl' iipiicr pari- ami wiii^' ccixitn sliduin. 

 line, wiiv> liiii's dl' lij.-icK. ^ciii'i'al aiipcaraiici' liciiii;- i^rav isli ; lirlly. uliiic. Ilic Inwci' imriioi 

 laiiitlv liiicil uilli iliisky: siilc.-;, \\ liiic, .-iliowiii;;' Ilic di'jirali' liiii'< a- mi I lir liacU. I'lil V'T' 

 iiiiii'li laiiitcr ami smiii'tiines waiil'mj;. 



