No. 81. 



Erismatura rubida. 



Body broad and flat ; neck, wings, and legs short; feet large- 

 £ill almost as noticeably broad at end as Shoveller's, No 14 • tail 

 of stiff pointed feathers, wedge-shaped, and often cocked up 

 comically in the air. ^ 



The full-dressed drake very showy ; sides of head below eyes 

 white to throat ; top of head, and the nape bright black; upper 



No. 31. Adnlt Male ("full dress"). 



or ma- 



parts of body, with sides and neck, rich brownish red u .m 

 hogany color; wings and tail brownish black; lower plumaee 

 silver white waved with dusky gray. Feet bluish gray with 

 dark webs. Bill blue. 6 J 



As usuaUy found, however, the bill and feet are darker and 

 the plumage practically that of the female, viz. : upper parts 



