404 FEATHERED GAME 
no white on wing or body, but a small patch on 
the forehead and another on the back of the 
head extending downward over the nape. It 
is not uncommon to find one or the other of 
these white spots missing in specimens. The 
bill is peculiarly marked; orange and white, at 
the base a squarish black patch edged with 
carmine. Iris pale yellow; feet and legs orange 
with dusky webs. Propellers of the female are 
duller in color, her bill black. 
The female is a dull-colored, brownish-black 
bird with no white on forehead or nape, but 
some small splashes of grayish color on the 
sides of the head, on the cheeks and ears. 
Young males much like the females. 
Length from eighteen to twenty inches; ex- 
tent from thirty to thirty-three inches. Weight 
from two to two and one-half pounds. 
AMERICAN MERGANSER. POND 
SHELLDRAKE. GOOSANDER. 
(Merganser americanus.) 
The Shelldrake has its representatives all 
over the world, dwelling alike on the ocean or 
on inland pond and stream. Three species of 
