DUCK8, GEESE AND SWANS OF NORTH AJIEKICA. 



5H 



Genus GLAUCIONETTA Stejn. 



QLAUCIONETTA CLANQULA AHERICANA {Boiiap.). 

 American Golden Eye. Whistler. 



Male : Head mid throat, glossy dark green ; u putch ol white on cheeks at the base of 

 tlic bill, rather round in form; lower tliroat and under parts, wiiite, encircling' the necli 

 anil extending ghglitly upon thi' upper Ijaeli ; Ijack, lilaek: wings, lilaek; many of tlie 

 secondaries, white, and tlie wing eoveits, lieavily marlccd «itli wliite, giving tlie a]iiiearauee 

 of a very liroad white patch on tlie wing. 



Length, T.)..50; wing, 9: l)ill, l..oO: side of bill, 1.1)0; taisus. 1.70; tail. 3. SO. 



(Male.) 



(Fc'iiiale.) 



Fcmali' : Head and throat, l)rowu; neck, whitisli: upper l)reast and sides of the body, 

 strongly tinged with gray, the ends of the feathers being wliitish; rest of the under paits, 

 white; liack, brownish black; wings, black; secondaries, being mostly wliite, forming a 

 broad, white wing band; wing coverts, tipped with gray. 



I.engtli, ir>.,50; wing. 8.-2.t; liill. l.:^0; side of bill, 1. SO; tarsus, 1.2.5 ; tail, 3.7.5. 



The Golden E\'e ranges ocnerally throuohout North America, breedino- 

 from Maine and the Uritish rro\inces northward. It winters from New 

 Eno'land, where it is \yell Icnown to o-unners l)y the name of " Whistler," 

 soutliward, and stragu'lers have been recorded from Barbados, Cuba, and 

 Mexico. The nest is placed in a tree or hollow stump. The eg-o-g are dull 

 bluish Avhite, usually from eioht to ten in number. 



