page [8] (seq. 9)

8
1900
Feb. 21
to Mar. 10
(3)

In the next enclosure are four species.
There is a solitary Coot or Blue Peter as
he was labelled. His white bill and broad
webbed toes, the webs or lobes not connecting the
toes are marked characteristics. Once I saw
him asleep. He stood on one leg with the
other drawn up out of sight, while his
head and upper neck were buried under the
feathers on the side of the back just above
the base of the wing. He was a singular
looking individual. It is Fulica americana.

In this same pen there are some pure white
and some brown Ducks called White and
Gray Call Ducks (Toy). I take it that
they are merely domesticated birds.

Next comes a flock of Mallards, ex-
quisite creatures, the males resplendent
with glossy green heads, white ring, a-
bout the neck and beautiful markings
on the sides. The females, white modest
in appearance, are a fine looking birds
with the white bordered green specu-
lum of the males. Anas boschas is a
near relative to the Black Duck.

Anas obscura that occupy another
large compartment. There are about
thirty birds in the flock and I should
think they had been picked up from Fresh
Pond where I have so often seen them
and transferred to this scene. Their
quacking has a very familiar sound.

8
1900
Feb. 21
to Mar. 10
(3)

In the next enclosure are four species.
There is a solitary Coot or Blue Peter as
he was labelled. His white bill and broad
webbed toes, the webs or lobes not connecting the
toes are marked characteristics. Once I saw
him asleep. He stood on one leg with the
other drawn up out of sight, while his
head and upper neck were buried under the
feathers on the side of the back just above
the base of the wing. He was a singular
looking individual. It is Fulica americana.

In this same pen there are some pure white
and some brown Ducks called White and
Gray Call Ducks (Toy). I take it that
they are merely domesticated birds.

Next comes a flock of Mallards, ex-
quisite creatures, the males resplendent
with glossy green heads, white ring, a-
bout the neck and beautiful markings
on the sides. The females, white modest
in appearance, are a fine looking birds
with the white bordered green specu-
lum of the males. Anas boschas is a
near relative to the Black Duck.

Anas obscura that occupy another
large compartment. There are about
thirty birds in the flock and I should
think they had been picked up from Fresh
Pond where I have so often seen them
and transferred to this scene. Their
quacking has a very familiar sound.