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BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
As soon as the cold weather sets in, the Lesser Black-headed 
Duck appears in our Southern waters. Many of them visit the 
Bahamas during January and February, and become abundant in 
the lakes and ponds. Dr. Bryant found it common during the 
winter, and included it in his list as Felix marila ( Fuligula marila ), 
but if F. affinis is distinct from F. marila, those found in the 
Bahamas should stand as the former species. 
Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. VI. pi. 397. 
FULIGULA COLLARIS. (. Donovan .) 
Ring-necked Duck. 
Adult Male. — Bill, bluish black, pale at the base, and a band 
near the tip ; head, breast, and upper parts, dull black, showing 
slight greenish reflection on the back ; below, white, finely mottled 
with gray on the sides; a reddish brown ring forming a collar 
around the neck. In winter the under parts are often marked with 
gray, the back somewhat brownish, and the ring on the neck show- 
ing a yellowish tinge. Female with head and neck brownish, ,the 
collar wanting. 
Length 17, wing 8, bill 2. 
This species is abundant in the Bahamas during the winter. 
It was occasionally seen, generally in flocks, in company with other 
species of its family. 
Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. VI. pi. 398. 
