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Title: A natural history of the ducks
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Phillips, John C. (John Charles), 1876-1938
Subjects: Ducks
Publisher: Boston New York : Houghton Mifflin company
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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1899) for Colon (de Armas, 1893) and also for the Canal Zone (Stone, 1918).In South America this species seems to inhabit chiefly the northern areas. On the Magdalena,Colombia, it is common from the mouth up as far as Yeguas (W. Robinson, 1895) and the same is trueSouth for the Cauca Valley (F. M. Chapman, 1917). Pomeroy (1918) has recorded it also for America the lower Magdalena and the Rio Frio. In Ecuador it has been found on the Pastaza Colombia River (Goeldi and Hagmann, 1902). Ernst (1877) met with it in Venezuela and BeebeEcuador (1909) states that in the northeast it is quite common at the mouth of the San Juan. Venezuela j^ jg abimdant also on the Caura and on the Orinoco at Altagracia and Quiribana deWest Indies ^^^^^^^ (^<^^ Berlepsch and Hartert, 1902). Its occurrence in the West Indies is still questionable. Gosse (1847) and Newton (1881) are doubtful about its presence in Ja-maica, and though Ballet (1895) has recorded it from Guadeloupe I am inclined not to lend the
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MUSCOVY DUCK 59 statement much credence. It does, however, inhabit the island of Trinidad (F. M. Chapman, 1894; L^otaud, 1866). Many years ago R. Schomburgk (1848) spoke of it as abundant in British Guiana, and in recent years it has been found there by Whitely (Salvin, 1886) (alt. 2700 ft.) and _ . by Dawson (1916). It is also abundant in Dutch Guiana, on the coast as well as inland (F. P. and A. P. Penard, 1908-10) and, though there are no records, we may assume that it inhabits also French Guiana. Throughout the greater part of Brazil the Muscovy is commonly met with. It is abundant onMexiana Island, in the mouth of the Amazons, and breeds there (Hagmann, 1907) and has been re-ported as abimdant also in Para, Marajo Island, Arary and Amapa (Goeldi, 1894- _1900). According to H. and R. von Ihering (1907) it is found in Bahia, Minas Geraesand Rio de Janeiro, while von Pelzeln has recorded it from the whole central region of Matto Grossoand Rio Madeira. It occurs in Bolivia (DOrbigny,

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