704 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. — LAMELLIROSTBES — AN SEMES. 
ward to Guatemala ; abundant along the Atlantic coast, from the middle districts to Texas, 
especially in the Chesapeake. When feeding on the wild celery the flesh acquires a peculiarly 
fine flavor, whicli has gained for the bird great renown among gastronomers ; but its flesh is of 
no special excellence under other circumstances, in fact inferior to that of most Eiver Ducks 
(A7iatin(s). There is little reason for squealing in barbaric joy over this over-rated and gen- 
erally under-done bird ; not one person in ten thousand can tell it from any other duck on the 
table, and then only under the celery circumstance just said. 
292. CLAN/GULA. (Lat. clangula, dim. of clangor, a noise.) Whistlers. Garrots. Bill 
much shorter than head, about as long as tarsus, very high at base, tapering to end with definite 
nail, and acute upper corners ; frontal and mental feathers little in advance of loral. Nostrils 
median. Tail about half as long as wing, 16-feathered, pointed. Body plump; neck short; 
ieet far back. ^ with the head pufty or slightly crested, dark-colored, iridescent, with great 
white patches ; lower neck all around, under parts including sides, and most of the wing- 
coverts, scapulars, and secondaries, white; lining of wings dark; most of upper parts black; 
no waving on back or sides; crissum not black; bill dark; feet light or bright. 9 with less 
pufly dark brown or gray head, and traces or not of the white patches. Me(iium-sized and small 
ducks, mostly black and white. They include two types of at least subgeneric value ; one 
(^Clangula proper) represented by the garrots, the other (Bucephala) by the bulfle-head. 
Analysis of Species. 
Nostrils rather before middle of bill, cf head uniformly puffy, the gloss green ; a round or oval white 
spot before eye, not reaching upper corner of bill ; white of wings continuous ; lining of wings entirely 
dark; eye yellow; feet orange. $ head dark brown, unmarked. {Clangula) glauciuni 725 
Nostrils as before. J" head somewhat crested, the gloss purple and violet ; an angular or crescentic white 
space before eye, applied against whole base of bill; white of wings divided by a danc line; lining of 
wings entirely dark ; eye yellow ; feet orange. $ head dark brown, unmarked islandica 726 
Nostrils rather behind middle of bill. (J head extremely puffy, the gloss various. No white before eye, 
but great white space on side of head behind, meeting its fellow on nape ; white of wing continuous; 
lining of wing with some white ; eye brown ; feet flesh-color ; $ head dark gray, with trace of the white 
auricular patch. {Bucephala) albeola 727 
725. C. glau'cium. ((^r. ykavKiov, glauMon) Lat. <;ZaMCww, a duck, perhaps this one.) Golden- 
eye. Whistler. Garrot. Bill with nostrils rather before than behind its middle line. 
Head moderately uniformly puffy. Adult $ : Gloss of head chiefly green. A large round or 
oval spot before eye, not touching base of bill throughout ; no white behind eye. Bill black, 
or greenish-dusky. Iris golden-yellow. Feet orange, with dusky webs and black claws. 
Lower neck, under parts at large, middle and greater wing-coverts, many secondaries, and 
shorter scapulars in part, white, that of the wings perfectly continuous. Shorter scapulars in 
part, long scapulars, inner and outer secondaries, edge of wing, primary coverts, primaries, 
and back at large, black, the latter glossy. Lining of wings dusky, as are some feathers at 
insertion of legs and on sides of rump. The white greater coverts have dark bases, not exten- 
sive enough, however, to divide the white wing-surface. 9 Bill, eyes, and feet as in 
but former usually varied with yellowish at end. Head less puffy, snuffy-brown, without 
white loral space. Black parts of ^ inclining to brownish ; white of wings less extensive and 
complete, often waved with gray tips of some of the coverts ; white of under parts often waved 
with gray or brown on lower neck and along sides. Length 17-00-20.00 ; extent 27-00- 
32.00; wing 8.00-9.00; tail 3.00-4.00; tarsus 1.30-1.50; middle toe and claw 2.50; bill 
1.30 along culmen, about 2.00 along gape. 9 smaller than $. Europe, etc.; N. Am. at 
large, a common winter duck of the U. S., breeding chiefly in high latitudes, but also in 
U. S. An expert diver. Meat bad — rank and fishy. Nest in trees. 
726. islan'dica. (Of Island or Iceland.) Barrow's, Golden-eye. Rocky Mountain 
Garrot. Very similar to the last. Bill Mdth nc^strils as before. Head moderately pufty, 
and with lengthening of coronal and occipital feathers into a slight crest. Gloss of head 
