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ANATIN^. FULIGULA. 
part of the breast, and the sides, of which, however, the feathers are 
edged with dusky, middle of breast whitish ; smaller wing-coverts dull 
brownish-grey ; alula and primaries as in the male ; inner secondaries 
brownish-black, speculum as in the male but paler, and changing to 
blue. 
Male, 20|, 31*. Female, 17, 29*. 
Breeds abundantly in the Texas, westward to the Columbia, and 
Fur Countries. During winter from the Middle Atlantic Districts to 
Texas. Common. 
Shoveller, Anas clypeata, Wins. Amer. Orn. v. viii. p. 45. 
Anas clypeata, Bonap. Syn. p. 382. 
Anas clypeata. Shoveller, Swains. & Rich. F. Bor. Amer. v. ii. p. 439. 
Shoveller, Nutt. Man. v. ii. p. 383. 
Shoveller Duck, Anas clypeata, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. iv. p. 241. 
GENUS V. FULIGULA. SEA-DUCK. 
Bill about the length of the head or shorter, higher than 
broad at the base, depressed toward the end, the margins 
parallel, slightly dilated towards the end, which is rounded, 
the frontal angles rather pointed ; upper mandible with the 
dorsal line generally decimate, but various at the base, being 
often prominent, the ridge broad at the base, narrowed at 
the middle, enlarged and convex at the end, the sides nearly 
erect at the base, gradually more decimate, the edges soft 
and internally lamellate, the unguis oblong and decurved ; 
lower mandible flattened, being but slightly convex, with the 
angle very long and rather narrow, the dorsal line very short 
and straight, the edges internally lamellate, the unguis flat, 
obovato-elliptical. Nostrils submedial, linear-oblong, rather 
large, near the ridge, in an oblong depression covered with 
the soft membrane of the bill. Head rather large, com- 
pressed, convex above ; neck of moderate length, rather 
thick ; body full, depressed. Feet very short, strong, placed 
rather far behind ; tarsus very short, compressed, anteriorly 
with narrow scutella continuous with those of the middle 
toe, and having another series commencing half-way down 
and continuous with those of the outer toe ; hind toe small, 
with an inner expanded margin ; middle toe nearly double 
the length of the tarsus, outer a little shorter, all scutellate. 
