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KEY AND DESCRIPTION 



the breast deeply tinged with light brown. The bill of this 

 species is larger than that of No. 36, the culmen ranging from 

 If to If 



Length, 16^ ; wing, 7^ (TJ-S) ; tail, 3J ; 



tarsus, IJ ; culmen, 1|-1|. Western America 



east to the Rooky Mountains and south to 



;onia. Casual eastward, Illinois, Florida. 



Cinnamon Teal 



38. Shoveller (142. Spdtula dypehta). 

 — A large, broad-billed, bright-colored, 

 white-breasted, chestnut-brown-bellied, 

 dark-headed duck with blue wing cov- 

 erts and green speculum. The bill is 

 spoon-shaped, being nearly twice as wide 

 near the tip as at the base. The female 

 is mainly dark-brown blotched on a buff ground; the middle 

 of the belly is lightest and the back darkest. The wings are 

 much like those of the male. The large, spoon-shaped bill 

 distinguishes the species. (Broad-bill ; Spoon- 

 bill Duck.) 



Length, 17-21 ; wing, 9J (9-10) ; tail, 3 ; tar 

 sus, 1| ; culmen, 2f. Northern hemisphere ; 

 breeding in America from Texas to 

 Alaska, and wintering from 

 New Jersey and southern 

 Illinois to northern 

 South America. Not 

 abundant on the coast 

 north of the Carolinas. 



39. Pintail (143. 

 Ddfila acuta). — A 

 sharp-tailed, dark- 

 brown-headed, wavy- 

 gray - backed duck, 



Shoveller 



with a long neck, having a white stripe on the side and a 

 black line above. The speculum is greenish-purple, usually 

 bordered by black and white. The breast and belly are white, 

 with the sides strongly marked with wavy black lines; the 



