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PINTAIL.—Dafila acuta. Other names: Sprig-tail; Spike-tail; Pike-tail; Picket-tail; Pheasant Duck; Sea Pheasant; Water Pheasant; Long-neck.
Range—Nearly the entire northern hemisphere, breeding chiefly far northward, in North America, migrating south in winter as far as Panama and Cuba.
Nest—In tall bunches of prairie grass, seldom far from water.
Eggs—Eight or nine, of a dull grayish olive.
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DOUBLE YELLOW-HEADED PARROT.—Conurus mexicanus.
Range—Eastern coast of Mexico.