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Things to Kaow and Do 309 Pelican Wild Duck or Mallard {Anas flatyrhynchos). Of all our num- erous wild ducks this is the best known. It is about twenty-three inches k>ng. Its bottle- green head, white col- kr, chestnut breast,^ penciled sides, and curled up tail feathers identify it. The female is str«iky brown and gray. It is found in all parts of the continent, up to the edge of the forest. This is the wild duck from which tame ducks are descended. Wood Duck or Summer Duck {Aix sponsa). This beautiful duck is about eighteen inches long. Its head b beautifully vanegated, bottle-green and iHiite. Its eye is nd, its bceast
