% 133. Black Duck C4unas obscura). L. 22. Ads. 
Speculum bluish purple tipped with black; no white in 
wing; lining of wing white and dusky; crown without 
paler margins; throat, usually, without markings; legs 
‘olivaceous brown”? bill ‘‘greenish black, dusky olive, 
or olive-green.’’ Notes. i quack resembling that of 
the Mallard. 
Range.—Eastern North America; chiefly east of Mississippi; breeds 
locally from New Jersey and Illinois north to Labrador and Hudson 
Bay; winters from Maine to West Indies. 
133a. Red-legged Black Duck (4. o. rubripes). 
Similar to No. 133 but larger; crown edged with buff 
or gray; throat spotted; legs red; bill yellow. 
Range.—Summer range not definitely known, but breeding speci- 
mens have been taken in northern Labrador, James Bay, and west 
shore of Hudson Bay; in winter south to Virginia and Arkansas. 
134. Florida Duck (Anas fulvigula). L.20. Ads. 
Throat and front of neck plain buff, usually unmarked; 
speculum sometimes tipped with white; belly rusty 
buff; broadly streaked with black. Notes. A quack sim- 
ilar to that of No. 133. 
Range.—Florida to coast of Louisiana; resident. 
134a. Mottled Duck (4. f. maculosa). Similar to 
No. 134, but underparts mottled with black the mark- 
ings being rounder. 
Range.—Eastern Texas; breeds (at least) from Corpus Christi 
north to Kansas; winters on west Gulf Coas t. 
K 135. Gadwall (Chawlelasmus strepera). L. 10.5. 
Under wing coverts and axillars pure white. Ad. 
do’. Wing-coverts chestnut; breast ringed with 
white. 4d. 2. Head and throatas in <j‘, back fuscous 
and buffy; breast and sedes ochraceous thickly spotted 
with blackish; speculum ashy gray and whitet® Notes. 
A quack like that of the Mallard but shriller and more 
often repeated. 
Range.—Northern hemisphere; in America, breeds in the interior 
from Kansas and California north to Manitoba and Assinlboia; winters 
from Maryland to Florida, rare in northeastern Atlantic States. 
136. Widgeon (Mareca penelope). L. 18.5. Ad. 3. 
Head and neck reddish brown; crown buff; sides with 
wavy black and whitelines. 4d. 2. Headand throat 
rusty, finely streaked and barred with black; breast and 
sides rusty; speculum blackish. Notes. Of male, a 
shrill, whistling whee-vyou; of female, a low, purring 
growl. (Saunders.) 
Range.—Northern hemisphere; breeds in America, only in the 
Aleutian Islands; casual in migrations and in winter in California and 
on Atlantic coastfrom North Carolina to Greenland. 
4 137. Baldpate (Mareca americana). L. 19. No 
rusty on head. Ad. G. Under tail-coverts black; 
streak from eye to nape glossy green. Ad. 9. Head 
and throat whtish finely marked with black; breast and 
sides rusty washed with grayish. Notes. ‘‘A low, 
soft whistle.” (Elliot.) : 
Range.—North America; breeds in the Interior from Minnesota and 
British Columbia north to Alaska; winters from British Columbia and 
Virginia south to South America; only a migrant on northeast Atlantic 
coast to Labrador. 
: 77 
Ducks. 
