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Total Length of the Fin Tailed Duck 15 J Inches — 



f [ ] to [— ] of Tail Bill Dark Blue, Broad for the 



size of the Bird — & sharply hook at the point — Legs 

 & feet L. Blue the palms Black, Tung fleshy — upper 

 Part of the Head [Dark Brown,] Back Wings — & Tail 

 Dark Brown Zig Zags with transversal Bars — of Light 

 D° — Sides Dark Chestnut Eye rather small Neck 

 Breast & Belly Light Brown with transversal Black 

 drops — A Triangular White spot forms the under Tail 

 Coverts — 



Tail composed of 18 Feathers rounding each feather 

 narrow Sharp & Terminating in Spoon Like Shape 

 Points— this is White— the Head & Neck Short & 

 Thick — Swims Deep with part of the Belly Silvery 

 white 



Breadth 22 Inches — Wings Brown not reaching the 

 Tail by J Inch — No Wing Stripe — 



When I saw these Birds the Weather was Boisterous 

 since fair have not seen one — 

 Imber Diver Weighes 6 ^^^ 

 Total Length 2 8/12 feet — 

 to end of Tail 2 4I/ 1 2 — " — 

 Weidth tip to tip 4 " 



Length of the Gut 58/12" 

 Contents of gut & Gizzard Small Fish, Bones & 



Scales and Large Gravel Body extremely fat 



rancid — Belly & Vest White but not silvery as in 

 the Grebes — 



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