230 LOST AND VANISHING BIRDS 



In the adult male Pied Duck the body feathers 

 and the primaries are black ; the rest of the 

 wings, the head and neck white ; round the neck a 

 black collar; on the crown a longitudinal black 

 stripe. The female is described as plumbeous grey, 

 slightly darker on the under surface. In size the 

 Pied Duck was said to be about the same as the 

 Long-tailed Duck. 



