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KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



Head, cinnamon brown; up])!'!- bicast and back, asliy gray, not barred; speculum, 

 wliilf (fnnalci; vciy siiiiilar to female ]>arrow's Golden Eye, but slightly smaller, much 

 more common than the next species, on the ^Vtlautie coast. 



OhniHoHctta clangnla amcricana. American Golden Eye. Wliistler. 



See No. 108. 



Head, cinnamon brown; upper breast and back, ashy gra_v, not barred; speculum, 

 white (teniale) ; very siniil.ir to ]>rece(Iing si)ecies, but slii'.hlly largei-. 



GJaiin'oiritii islrindicii. Barrow's Golden Eye. 



See No. 109. 



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Head, rufous brown; crown. l)lackish ; breast, black; 



lower back, ashy white, linely lined w itli black (male) ; bill, \'ery 

 ditt'erent from tliat of IJed-head. (S'e cut.) 



Ayihtja vallism^rin. Canvas=back Duck. 



Sei> Xo. 10-1. 



A yttiya \';illisiioria. 



Head, neck, and upper breast, dull cinnamon brown, ]>alest on throat: lower back, 

 dull brow 11, bari-ed with tine, wa\'V. white liui'S ( female j ; ea -ily distinguislied bv shape of bill. 

 (See cut.) Aiithijii vttUi^ncrin. Canvas=back Duck. 



See No. 10-1. 



Head, reddish brown; crown, not blackish; lireast, black; 

 lowei' back, gr.'iyisli, finely lined with black i male) ; bill, very dift'er- 

 eut from that of Canvas-back. (See cut.) 



Aythya ariierirana. Red^headed Duck. 



See No. 10:3. 



Avtll^■;l nmoricaiia. 



Section 3. Hind toe, with well defined membraneous lobe 

 or flap ; belly, not white ; more or less white, or gray= 

 ish white, on head. 



General plumage, black ; a ]>atch (jf white on front of crown 

 and najje ; bill, large, marked with or.'inge, red, black, and white; 

 no white on wings (male). 



Oiih'iiiid pfrsiiirilliilji. Surf Scoter. Skunk-head Coot. ^:^^ 



See No. 1-21. 



General plumage, brown; toji of liead and wings, dark; a spot of dull white at base of 

 bill and behind eye; no white on wings ( female). 



Oidrmid prrKiiiciUiiUi. Surf Scoter. Skunk=head Coot, 



See No. 121. 

 Top and sides of head, while; a patch of greenisli in front of eye; throat, black; all 

 wing coverts, white (male;. Knirum-Un sirllrri. Stellers' Duck. Stellers' Eider. 



See No. 114. 



