96 WATER FOWL. 



DENDROCYGNA FULVA. 



Geographical Distribution. — States of Nevada, California, 

 Texas, and Louisiana. Mexico, southern Brazil, and Argentine 

 Republic. Accidental in Missouri and North Carolina. 



Adult Male. — Top of head, deep rufous, darkest on the nape; 

 sides of head, yellowish brown. A ring of black feathers, with 

 white centers on middle of neck. A black line from occiput 

 down center of hind neck. Lower part of neck, dark yellowish 

 brown. Back and scapulars, black, broadly tipped with cinna- 

 mon, making these parts appear as if barred. Lesser wing 

 coverts, chestnut; rest of wing, black. Tail, black; the upper 

 and under coverts, white. Throat, liuffy white. Upper part of 

 breast, yellowish brown. Entire under parts, cinnamon. Flanks, 

 with center of feathers, pale ochraceous, bordered with dusky. 

 Bill, bluish black. Legs and feet, slate blue. Iris, brown. 

 Total length, about 20 inches; wing, 8J; culmen, ij; tarsus, 2. 



Adult Female. — With the plumage very like that of the male. 



Young. — Similar to adult, but little or no chestnut color on 

 wing coverts. Under parts, paler, and the upper tail coverts 

 margined with brown. 



Downy Young. — A brown band from the ears to the hind 

 neck, and one down the back of the neck. Occiput traversed by 

 a white band, and one also across the wing. Upper parts, gray- 

 ish brown; under parts, white. 



