BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
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FULIGULA FERINA VAR. AMERICANA. ( Linn .) Cones. 
Red-headed Duck. 
Adult Male. — Bill, dull blue, black at the end; head and neck, 
reddish brown ; crown of the head, dark ; a broad black collar cov- 
ering the upper breast and upper back ; back, grayish, delicately 
lined with brown, so fine as to be almost indistinct; under parts, 
white, showing a tinge of gray; rump, black. 
Length 19, wing 9.50. 
The present species is a winter visitant. It was abundant on 
the inland lakes of the island of New Providence in January, and 
ranges throughout the Bahamas wherever it can find suitable feeding- 
grounds. Its flesh is much esteemed as an article of food. 
Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. VI. pi. 396. 
ERISMA TURA R UBIDA . ( Wits. ) 
Ruddy Duck. 
Adult Male , Fall Plumage. — Above, brown, streaked with 
dusky ; below, brownish, with a tawny tinge ; crown and nape, 
dark brown ; crissum, white. 
Length 15.50, wing 5.05, tarsus 1.20. 
