KICKS, (IKI'.sr, \M) ^\V\NS (>|- NnlMIl WIKIMCA. 



iU 



■clinii-: Ipiiii. 

 1 :i|i|ic;UiiliiT 



'Pile »r'L;> .'ire (Icsci'IIkmI ii> liriiiL;- pale dlivi' luill'. and nmiilMT lion: -i\ t" 

 ten. Till' nc.-t i- laiill on the urounil. 



Tlic (•iil\- duel: (cNfciil llic Lo-tT Scan|i hiick) with wliich tlii- cinnniDn 

 bird i> likely to lie conroimdrd is the i;iiii:-iieeU, and it <'aii al\\ay> lie (li>tin- 

 <nii>lied at a ulaiii'e iVoin that specie- li\ tlie white hand on tlie wiiii: ( >peenlnin ). 

 whieli i- al\va\> K^ay in the Ifinii-neek. 



I ilii' liiMil ail 



AYTHYA AFFINIS (Ai/.). 

 l.esser Scaup Duck. 



Ill, I 1.-1,11.1, 



M.lh : l.'r-cnil.lr- llir lll.lli' o| llir | H'lrr, li ll;: -l ii'cir- I .111 i - -( Ullru llil I >lll:l I Icl' i M -i/r; Ihc 

 lifilil i:riiiT:ill> -Ihiu- a l.-iiiil n|,,.- ul |iur|>li- h. uliicli in llir Crralcr Sraiip luiclvi- u-u;ili> 

 j;i'('ciii>li. 



l.ciiilili. 17: win:;-, s.lll: lar-ii-. I. ."in: liiM, l.sii. 



Till' h'liialc rcH'iiililr- 111,. Iniialr ><\ lln' luvcniinu' -|MM'ic~. lull i- -iii.ilirr: ilir speculum, 

 of ImiiIi liialf .mil li'iiialr. is wllite, ami llii- ilurK ni:i> ah\.i\- I"' irwrni:;ili-lii'il Irniii llir Kiiii;- 

 neck liy I hi- cliaraclri'. 



I.i'liiilli. Hi. ."ill: uiui;-. 7.711: lar-ii-. l.'J.'i: liill. l.-Mi. 



lUirlll 111' til' 

 Is and ( inali- 

 ei> as A. II- 

 -, no eoiisl.'iii 

 \- lie sepaniti' 

 :iiis, wiiile lii 

 lisii, l)ut till'- 

 I'ereiiee is oH' 



This hird raii;:('s tliroutiliniit Ndrtli .\nieriea. in-eedinii' north ol the I'liiled 

 States, and oeriiis in winter south to (iuateinala and \\'est Indie>. It i> llie 

 most eoniinon species in Floridn. Iieini:' one ol the tir>t to arrive and aiiioiii:' 

 the ia-t to leave tlie State. I have seen -iiudl Hocks ol' them in the rivers a> 

 late as tlie lirsl ol May. 'I"he note of tlii> and the ( ire.ater .'^^caiip I )iick is 

 peculiar, ditliciill to (l(\scrilie. Imt r.ather easy to imitate. It soiiie\vli;it re-ein- 

 hles the xiiind made l>y rnhliini; the liiiiicr i|nickly and liiihtly over a roll top 

 de.sk. 





