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Nearly invisible under leafy cover, a pair of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks perch straight and still. Then, suddenly the birds burst into the air, wings a-flutter, filling the air with loud, clear whistles. Seen from below, the birds' unusually large wings match their black bellies in color. It is this black belly that earned these tree ducks their name. Although named for this black puffed-up belly, this goose-like bird is actually more noted for his coral bill, cinnamon-brown crown and long pink legs. When flying over a feeding place -- a marsh or shallow pond -- the birds brake for a landing, gangling necks and long legs angled toward the water. Wading in the shallow water, they snip their favorite weed and grass seeds for their meal. The slightest disturbance immediately ends their hunt and the birds head for the woods. In Mexico, where the Black-bellied Whistling Duck abounds and reputedly destroys much grain, he is known as poto maizal, the Cornfield Duck. In the brush country of...