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KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTEKN NORTH AMERICA. 



Axillars, white with dark shafts ; no white slioiilder patch; head, speckled (female). 



Anns (imerica)i(t. American Widgeon. Baldpate. 



See No. 94. 



Axillars, grayish white; head, brown, not speckled; stripe of wliite on sides of 

 neclc; tail, pointed; middle leathers, loug (male;. Dafila (u-ntii. Pintail Duck. 



See No. 100. 



Section 2. Hind toe, witliout membraneous lobe or flap ; 



belly, not white. 



Speculum, bluish purple edged with white; head, green ; 



a white ring around iiecl;; Ijreast, ehi'Stiiut; lielly, grayisli white; 

 feet, orange red; axillars, white (Tnalcj. 



Anna huxiiiiix. Mallard Duck. 



See No. Sit. 



Anas boechas. 



Belly, white, showing more or less lirOwn spots; axillars, white; bill, less than .90 wide 

 at widest part; speculum, blaelv and wldte (female). Anas strepcra. Gadwall. 



See No. 92. 



Speculum, bluish purple, edged with white 

 and black; greater wing coverts, with broad band 

 of «hito; head, tawny brown, streaked with dark 

 brown; belly, pale butt', mottled with brown; feet, 

 oraugi> red; axillars, white (female). 



Anas bii.ich.ds. Mallard Duck. 

 See No. 89. 



Anas boschas. 



Speculum, purplish blue; no white band on greater wing coverts; head and throat, 

 streaked; throat, not bull', no black spot at base of bill; feet, olive (sometimes red) ; axillars, 

 white; Eastern North America. Anas ohsruni. Black Duck. Dusky Duck. 



See No. 90. 



Speculum, purplish blue; no wliite baml on greater wing coverts; head, pale brown; 

 upper throat, buff, not streaked ; bill, j-ellowish olive; nail of bill and spot at base, black; 

 feet, pale orange red; axillars, Aviiite. Florida s])ecies occasionally observed on Gulf coast to 

 Louisiana. Anns ftili:i(jiila. Florida Black Duck. Florida Dusky Duck. 



See No. 91. 



