ericana_). Bill and feet dull
blue; a large white spot on wing in flight; female has sides
reddish.

8. Green-winged Teal (_A. carolinensis_). Bill and feet dark.

9. Blue-winged Teal (_A. discors_). Bill and feet dark.

10. Shoveller (_Spatula clypeata_). Bill dark, feet red, eye
yellow-orange; a white patch on wings showing in flight

11. Pintail or Sprigtail (_Dafila acuta_). Bill and feet dull
blue.

12. Wood Duck or Summer Duck (_Aix sponsa_). Bill of male
red, paddle-box buff, bill of female and feet of both dark.

[Illustration: The Sea Ducks]

THE SEA DUCKS

Chiefly black and white in colour; the female brownish instead of
black; most have yellow or orange eye, and more or less white on
wings which does not show as they swim.

13. Red-head (_Aythya americana_). Head and neck bright red;
eye of male yellow, bill and feet blue.

14. Canvasback (_A. vallisneria_). Head and neck dark-red,
eye of male red, bill and feet of both dark or bluish.

15. Ring-necked Bluebill (_A. collaria_). Bill and feet
bluish.

16. Big Bluebill (_A. marila_). Bill and feet bluish.

17. Little Bluebill (_A. affinis_). Same colour as the
preceding.

18. Whistler or Goldeneye (_Clangula clangula americana_).
Feet orange.

19. Bufflehead or Butterball (_Charitonetta albeola_).

20. Old-Squaw or Longtail (_Harelda hyemalis_). This is its
winter plumage, in which it is mostly seen.

21. Black Scoter (_Oidemia americana_). A jet-black Duck with
orange bill; no white on it anywhere.

22. White-winged Scoter (_O. deglandi_). A black Duck with
white on cheek and wing; feet and bill orange; much white on wing
shows as they fly, sometimes none as they swim.

23. Surf Duck or Sea Coot (_O. perspicillata_). A black Duck
with white on head, but none on wings: bill and feet orange.

24. Ruddy Duck or Stiff-tailed Duck (_Erismatura
jamaicensis_). Bill and feet bluish; male is in general a dull
red with white face.

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When they got back to camp at dusk they found a surprise. On the
trail was a white thing, which on investigation proved to be a ghost,
evidently made by Guy. The head was a large puff-ball carved like a
skull, and the body a newspaper.

But the teepee was empty. Guy probably felt too much reaction after
the setting up of