THE BIRD BOOK 
142 . Shoveller. Spatula clypeata. 
Pintail 
Shoveller 
Range. — Northern Hemisphere, breeding in 
North America from northern United States north- 
ward, wintering south to Panama. This species, 
which is also known as the Sprig-tail, is very 
common in the United States in the 
spring and fall migrations. It is about 
thirty inches long, its length depend- 
ing upon the development of the tail 
feathers, the central ones of which are 
long and pointed. They breed casual- 
ly in many sections of the United 
States, but in abundance from Mani- 
toba to the Arctic Ocean. They nest 
near the water, laying from six to 
twelve eggs of dull olive color. Size 
2.20 x 1.50. Data. — Graham’s Island, 
Devil’s Lake, N. Dakota, June 15, 1900. 
Ten eggs. Nest on the ground, of 
weeds, lined with down. Colony breed- 
ing. Collector, E. S. Bryant. 
Range. — Whole of North America, breeding in 
the interior from Texas northward. 
This strikingly marked Duck is twenty inches 
in length, has a green head and speculum, blue 
wing coverts and chestnut belly. The bill is long 
and broad at the tip. It makes its nest on the 
ground in marshy places, of grass, weeds and 
Lead gray 
feathers. Six to ten eggs constitute a complete 
set. They are greenish or leaden gray color. 
Sine 2.10 x 1.50. Data. — Graham’s Island, North 
Dakota, May 28, 1899. Nest of dead weed stems 
and grass, lined with down. Ten eggs. Collector, 
E. S. Bryant. 
143 . Pintail. Dafila acuta. 
Dull olive gray 
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