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Bill less tlum one inch wide near tip; head, lined an,l speckled with brown and 

 brownish white; speculum, aot metallic green; axillars, white, barred with brown; ruuip 



and tail eoverts, brown, narrowl}^ edged and banded with 

 white; feet, dusky (female). 



Daflla aciitii. Pintail Ducli. 

 Axilkir, Daflla acuta. See No. 100. 



Belly, white, with more or less brown spots; axillars, white; bill less than >)0 

 wide at widest part (female) . ^.1„,,, ,^,,,^,;,.,,^ Qadwall. 



«ee No, 92. 



Belly, more or less spotted; throat, white; rump, olive bi-own; secondaries, metallic 

 green, tipped with white; axillars and under wing coverts, heavily barred; toes, yellowish in 

 life (female). ,4/,,, ^ponm. Wood Duck. Summer Duck. 



See Xo. 101. 



*Qroup 3. Wing, from 10 to 14 inches long. 



Section 1. Hind toe, without membraneous lobe or flap; 

 belly, white, sometimes faintly tinged with dusky or 

 gray on lower part. 



Axillars, wliite; the shafts, white ; exposed speculum, black 

 and white: head, tawny brown; cheeks and throat, tawny, 

 speckled with brown (luah'). 



Anns airepera. Qadwall. Creek Duck. 



See No. 92. 



Axillars, white; the shafts, white; head, speckled; 



exposed speculum, black ami white (temale). 



Anas atrejiera. Qadwall. Creek Duck. 



See No. 92. 



Axillars, white with dark shafts; speculum, green and bl.ack; white patch on 

 shoulder; top of head, white (male i. ^inas amnrirnnn. American Widgeon. Baldpate, 



See No. 94. 



* For 'Urectioiiy 1Vir measurement, see pafj;e 9, 



