Ducks 



[51. American Golden-eye (cianguia cianguia 

 armrieana). L. 20. Ad. tf- Head greenish; white 

 patch at base of bill circular. Ad. ?. Head and 

 throat brown; breast and back gray, a white throat- 

 ring: belly and speculum white, i^ates. Rarely a low 

 croak; a high whistling sound produced by wings in 

 flight. 



Range.— North America; breeds from Maine, nnrthem Minnesota, 

 ■nd Alberta, north to Arctic Regions; winters from southern Alaska, 

 the Great Lakes and Maine, south tD Mexico anJ Cuba. 



152. Barrow Golden-eye {Cianguia islandica). L. 

 20. Ad, ff . Head purplish blue; white patch at base 

 a{ h\\\ twice a^ high as inids. Ad. ^ . Resembles ? of 

 No. 151. Notes. A high whistling made by wings in 

 flight, probably also a-low croaking as in No. 151. 



Ran^e.— Northern North America; breeds from Gulf of St. Lawrence. 

 and mountains of Colorado north to southern Greenland; winters south 

 to Virginia. Illinois, and California. 



153. Buffle-head [Charitonetia albeola). L. 14,7. 

 Ad. (f. Head blue, purple, and green; a white band 

 from eye to eye across nape. Ad. 9. A whitish patch 

 on either side of head; throat and upper part/i grayish 

 browti; belly and speculum white. Notes. A single 

 guttural note like a small edition of the Canvas-back's 

 roll. (Elliot.) 



Ranpe.— North America; , breeds from Maine, low^. an' Bnt'sh 

 Columbia northward; wlnlerSfrom southern limit of breeding range 

 to Westlndle; and Mexico. 



167. Ruddy Duck. (Erismatur a jamaicensis). L. 15. 

 Tail-feather5 narrow and Stiff; bill shoil (1.5) and 

 broad. Ad. f^. Cheeks white, cap black, back red- 

 dish brown. Ad. 9- A whitish streak through dusky 

 cheeks; back grayish brown with fine buffy bars; 

 belly silvery whitish. ' y'ng. (^. Similar, but cheeks 

 all white or whitish. 



Ran^e. — Western hemisphere from northern South America to 

 Hudson Bay: breeds locally throughout Its range, but chiefly north- 

 ward; winters from New Jersey, southern Illinois and California 

 southward' 



168. Masked Duck [Nomonj/x dommtcus). L, 14, 

 Tail-f(;athers long. (4.5) narrow, stiff and pointed. 

 All. (^. Front of head black; behind it reddish bruwn 

 all around; white in wing. Ad. ?. A brownish 

 streak through eye; huffy streak*; above ,ind below it; 

 back blackish regularly barred with buff; below washed 



with rusty- 

 Range -Tropical America north to Lower Rio Grande; accidental In 

 Wisconsin. Lake Champlaln, and Massachusetts. 



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