. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. DUCKS 153 marks on sides: crown and nape, dusky-brown, with two indistinct dusky streaks alongside of head; under tail-coverts, white; bill, feet, and eyes, as in spring male but much duller. Nest and Eggs.— Xest ; In the abandoned homes of Coots or on the shores of lakes, ponds, or streams; a bulky structure of dry reeds, rushes, and grass, so large and buoyant that it will float. Eggs: y to 14, creamy or light buff. Distribution.— North America ; breeds from central British Columbia, Great Slave Lake, southern Keewatin, and northern Ungava south t
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. DUCKS 153 marks on sides: crown and nape, dusky-brown, with two indistinct dusky streaks alongside of head; under tail-coverts, white; bill, feet, and eyes, as in spring male but much duller. Nest and Eggs.— Xest ; In the abandoned homes of Coots or on the shores of lakes, ponds, or streams; a bulky structure of dry reeds, rushes, and grass, so large and buoyant that it will float. Eggs: y to 14, creamy or light buff. Distribution.— North America ; breeds from central British Columbia, Great Slave Lake, southern Keewatin, and northern Ungava south to northern Lower Cali- fornia, central Arizona, northern New Mexico, north- western Nebraska, southern Minnesota, southern Michigan, southern Ontario, and Maine, and rarely and locally in southern Lower California, Kansas, Massa- chusetts, \'alley of Me.\ico, Lake Duenas, Guatemala, and in Cuba, Porto Rico, and Carriacou ; winters from southern British Columbia, Arizona, New Mexico, southern Illinois, Maine, Peimsylvania, and south to the Lesser Antilles and Costa Rica; rare in migration to Newfoundland and Bermuda. 'S^,-^. \ving Ijv R. I. Driiihcr RUDDY DUCK (J nat. size) A sprightly, comical little Duck, whose flesh is a passable substitute for that of the Canvas-back The sprightly, comical little Ruddy Duck is a distinctly North American species and is dis- tributed widely over the continent. It is per- fectly at home on or under water and dislikes to leave it, often preferring to attempt escape by diving rather than by flying. This makes it easy game for the gunner, as a flock will sometimes remain in a salt pond so small that any part of it may be reached from the shore with a shot- gun, diving at every shot until those left alive essay to fly and most of them pay the i)enalty of their simplicity with their lives. They can dive so (liiickly that they often escape unharmed. Like the Grebes they possess the power of sinking slov/ly down backward out of sight, but lik
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