326 FEATHERED GAME 
a dull dusky yellow, webs even darker. Even 
though plainer in dress than her mate she is 
withal a beautiful duck. 
The length of this species averages from 
eighteen to twenty inches; extent from twenty- 
six to twenty-eight inches. 
The Wood Duck is said to breed readily in 
captivity and to be easily domesticated. It 
should surely become very popular among 
breeders of fancy fowl because of its beautiful 
plumage if for no other reason. 
THE RED-HEAD. 
(Aythya americana.) 
Not often is the Red-head taken in northern 
New England waters; a little more common 
along the southern coast, and gradually in- 
creasing in numbers southward until in the 
Chesapeake and Delaware bays it is one of the 
commonest of the ducks. It is found during 
some season of the year more or less abun- 
dantly all over North America and is every- 
where held in highest esteem. 
The breeding birds are generally at home in 
the far north, mainly to the west and northwest 
