Ducks 



(33. Black Duck (^nas obsmra). L. 22. Ads. 



Speculum bluish purpie tipped with biack; 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." NoUs. A quack resembling that of 

 the Mallard. 



Ran^e,— Eastern North AmeHca; chUflyeast of Missfsslppl; breeJs 

 locally from New Jersey and llllnds north 16 L^braJor and Hudson 

 Bayi winters *rom Maine to West Indies. 



133a. Red-legged Black Duck (/I. 0. rubripes'). 

 Similarto No. ijj but larger; crown edged with buff 

 or gray; throat spotted; legs red; bill yellow. 



Range. — SummHr range not definitely itnown. but breeding speci- 

 hiens have been taken in northern Labrador, James Bay, and west 

 shore uf Hudson Bay; In winter south to Virginia and Arkansas. 



134. V\Qr'\^^\)\XGV.i/1nasfulvigula). I,, zn. Ads. 

 Throat and front of neck plain bull, usually unmarked; 

 speculum sometimes tipped with white; belly rusty 

 buff; broadly streaked with black. Notes. A quack sim- 

 ilarto that of No. 133. 



Range. — Florida to coast of Louisiana; resident. 



1 34a. Mottled Duck {a. f. maculosa). Similar to 

 No. 154, hut underparts moW^d with black the mark- 

 ings being founder. 



Range.— Eastern Texas; breeds (at least) from Corpus ChrlstI 

 noiCh to ICansa^; winters on west Gulf Coast. 



135. Gadwall (Chauhlasmus strepefus)^ L> 19.5. 

 Under wing coverts and axillars pure vhiU. Ad. 

 ^. Wing-coverts chestnut; breast ringed with 

 white. Ad. 9. Head and throatas in [f*j back fuscous 

 and huffy; breast and Mi^Je.? ochraceoiis thickly spotted 

 with blackish; speculum ashy gray and white. Notes. 

 A ^»acA like that of the Mallard but shriller attd more 

 often repeated. 



Ranee.— Northern hemisphere; in America, breeds In the Interior 

 from Kansas and California north to Manitoba and Asslnlboia; winters 

 from Maryland to Florida, rare in northeastern Atlantic States, 



136. Widgeon {Marua pMtelope). L. 18.5. Ad. J". 



Head and neck reddish brown; crown buff; sides with 

 wavy black and white lines. Ad. V. Headandthroat 

 rusty, finely streaked and barred with black; breast and 

 sides rusty; speculum blackish. Notes. Of male, a 

 shrill, whistling whee-fou; of female, a low, purring 

 growl. (Saunders.) 



Range. — Northarn hemlsphare; breads In America, only In the 

 Aleutian Islands; casual In migrations and in winter in Cahfornia and 

 on Allanlic coast from North Carolina to Greenland. 



137. Baldpate {Mareca americana). L. 19. No 



rusty on head. Ad. S\ Under tail-coverts black; 

 streak from eye to nape glossy green. Ad. ?. Head 

 and throat whitish 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 tn Labrador, 



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