1890 
Mar7-15 
Yn 
Florida, 
Canaveral, ganana Creek. 
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The most abundant of fresh water Ducks found here. It asso¬ 
ciates freely with the Gaiter and to some extent with most of the 
other species, but is often found in flocks composed wholly of 
its own kind. It feeds in shallow water, il^ing up the tail in 
the same manner as the Mallard . When swimming ) birds of both 
sexes appear similar and of a 
of the '~ ^ 
brown 
showing with great 
cinnamon color, the white color 
distinctness when the bird is facing the observer. On the wing 
the white belly, white spe c ulum and black under-tail coverts are 
conspicuous features w^i4^serve to distinguish the bird from any 
other species found here except the Ga^l*rizs4iiise. Its flight is com¬ 
paratively slow and heavy, the wings being moved much in the man¬ 
ner of those of the Black Duck. It is an exceedingly shy bird, 
but comes readily to the decoys and can be usually called by imi¬ 
tating its note. This note is a very singular one for^a Duck, 
resembling the peeping of young birds, perhaps young drafieb. It 
is a soft and rather pleasing sound, a whistle rather than a quack, 
varying from two or three syllables as follows:— -/<-A*- 
Although not apparently loud it carries well 
^.nd is ventriloqual to a high degree. The birds utter it almost 
incessantly at frequent intervals while flying, I heard it at 
all times of the night where these fowl were feeding in Iqrge num¬ 
bers . 
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