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C h a r a d r i u s m e l o d u s . Ore/.—P r . o f Musignano, Syn. p . 296. sp. 217.
Charadrius hiaticula. Wils., Am. Orn. vol. 5. p. 30. pi. 3 7 ./. 3.
T w o sp e c im e n s o f this sp e c ie s , k ille d a t S an F r a n c is c o , N o v em b e r, 1826, a c co rd a c c u r a te ly with
W ils o n ’s f ig u r e ; a n d e x h ib it th o s e d e c is iv e m a rk s o f d iffe ren c e b e tw e e n llie A m e ric a n a n d E u ro p e a n
sp e c ie s , w h ich a r e so c le a rly p o in te d o u t b y th e P r in c e o f M u s ig n a n o , in h is “ O b s e rv a tio n s o n th e
N om e n c la tu re o f W ilso n ’s O rn ith o lo g y ” ( s p . 223).
O r d e r V. N ATATOR E S.
F am. A N A T ID Æ .
A n a s b o s c h a s . Linn., Syst. N a t. vol. 1. p. 205. sp. 40.—îVils., Am. Orn. vol. 8,
p . 120. pi. 71. / . 1.—P r . o f Musignano, Syn. sp. 323.—Pen??., Arct.
Zool. vol. 2. p. 563. sp. 494.
Canard sauvage. P I Enl. 776, 777.
A n a s S P O N S A . Linn., Syst. N a t. vol. 1- p . 207. sp. 43.— Wils., Am. Orn. vol. 8.
p. 97. p i. 78. f . 3.—P r . o f Musigiiano, Syn. sp. 328.
Summer Duck. Edw. t. 101.— Pemi., Arct. Zo o l v o l 2. p. 562. sp. 493. ^
Le beau Canard huppé de la Caroline. Pl. Enl. 980, 981.
A n a s C a r o l i n e n s i s . Gmel., Syst. Nat. vol. 1. p . 533- sp. 103.
Anas Crecca. Wils., Am. Orn. v o l 8. p . 101. p i. 70. f . 4.—P r . o f Musignano,
Syn. sp. 330.
American Teal. Penn., Arct. Zool. vol. 2. p . 569. sp. 604.
T h e A m e ric an T e a l is g e n e ra lly c o n s id e re d b y la te r n a tu r a lis ts as id e n tic a l w ith th e E u ro p e a n
sp e c ie s . 1 d o n o t w ish to s e t m y own ju d gm e n t on th is p o in t in opp o sitio n to th a t o f so m a n y w rite rs ,
some o f w hom h a d th e o p p o rtu n ity o f o b s e rv in g th e b ird s in th e i r n a tiv e co u n try , b u t m o re p a rtic u la rly
to th a t o f th e P r in c e o f M u s ig n a n o , who h a s h a d th e am p le s t m e a n s o f c om p a rin g th e sp e c im e n s o f
b o th c o n tin e n ts . I c an on ly s ta te th e g ro u n d s u p o n which I v e n tu re to r e ta in to th e b ird s in C a p t.
B e e ch ey ’s c o lle c tio n th e d i s tin c t t itle a s s ig n ed th em by P e n n a n t a n d G m e lin .
T h e re a r e s e v e ra l spe c im ens in th e c o lle c tio n b ro u g h t hom e hy th e B lo s som , a n d s ev e ra l a lso in
th e c o lle c tio n of th e Z o o lo g ic a l Society, which h av e b e e n p r e s e n te d by th e H u d s o n ’s B ay C om p an y , all
th e a d u lt m a le s o f wh ich u niform ly a g re e in th e fo llowing c h a ra c te rs , a s d is tin g u ish e d from th o s e o f th e
E u ro p e a n b ird . T h e g re e n b a n d th a t passes from th e eye to th e n a p e is m ore n a r row , a n d h a s no
w h ite s tr ip e ab o v e , w h ile th e w h ite s tr ip e b e low is n e a rly o b so le te ; th e u n d u la tin g b la c k a n d w hite
lin e s t h a t c ross th e b a c k a n d s ide s a r e le ss fin e ly p e n c ille d th a n in th e E u ro p e a n s p e c ie s ; i h t f a s a a on
th e w ings, fo rm ed by th e tip s o f th e p rim a ry w in g - c o v e r ts is n e a r ly f e r ru g in o u s th ro u g h o u t, while m
A n a s crecca i t is w h ite , w ith a s c a rc e ly p e rc ep tib le t in g e o f fe rru g in o u s ; th e s c a p u la r s a r e m a rk e d l ik e the
b a c k w ith o u t a n y m ix tu r e o f th o s e b la c k o r w h ite blo tch e s w ith a f e rru g in o u s tin g e , (ou n d m th e b ird s
o f o u r c o n t in e n t ; a n d on th e sid e s o f th e b r e a s t, n e a r th e s lw u ld e rs , is a stro n g ly m a rk e d lu iiu la te d
w h i t e / a m a , th a t n e v e r b e lo n g s to th e a llied sp ecies.
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