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The Buffet's Head Duck. 



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purpurine 



S to the fize of this Bird, it is 

 between the common Duck 

 and Teal The bill is 

 colou 



lead- 



r ; on each fide the head 



is a broad fpace of white ; 



E T Oifeau eft par fa grojfeur 



entre le canard commun. 

 la farcelk. Son bee t 



de 



coulcur de plomb : de c ha que 

 cote de la tete H a un grand 



except which, the whole head is adorned efpace blanc ■: hors tela toute fa tete 

 with long loofe feathers, elegantly blended 



ornee 



de longues phunes^ feparees les unes 

 with blue, green and purple. The length des autres^ ^ agreabtement melees de bleu 



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and loofenefs of thefe feathers make the 

 head appear bigger than it is, ^hich feems 

 to have given it the naftie of BlifFel's Head, 

 that animal's head appearing Very 

 its being covered with very thick long hair; 



de 



ver 



de pourprL La fongUeur^ ^ Id 

 ofition de ces plumes font paroitre fa tete 



— . " _ ^ — ■ - 



qu'^elle ffeft^ ce aui femble lui 

 avoir fait donner le noffi de tete de buffle 



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car e 



paroit extraordinairement 



g^Wy 



The tvings and upper part df the body 

 have alternate lifts of white and black. 



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etant couverte de poils tres longSy 



^' ' Ses aileSy ^ le dejfus de fon cor 



extending from the fhoulders of the wings 



The 



tpais, 



ont alternativement 



rayes 



blanch 



tres 



■ps 



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and back down to the rump 



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noireSy qui 



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"^etendent depuis Pepaule de Vaile^ 



quill feathers are blacky next to them ^ le dos jufqu'au croupion de cette maniere : 



extends a line of white, next to which let plumes du fotiet dePaile font noires: tout 



is a line of black, then a line of white, proche d'elles efl une raye blanche^ enfuite 

 and then black, which covers the middle 



of the back. The tail is 



are 



red. 



ray 5 



the legs 



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nne noire ^ puis une blanche^ qui efl fuivie 

 d^une noire y qui couvre le milieu du dos. Sa 

 quelle ■ efl grife 5 ^ fes jambes font rouges. 



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The Female is all over of a brown cd- . La femelle efl toute brune : 



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tete 



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the head fmooth, and without a ruff 



unie 



^ fans fraife : fes jambes ^ fes 

 the legs and feet are brown. Thefe Birds pies font bruns, Ces Oifeaux frSquentent 

 frequent frefti waters, and appear in Caro- 

 //>^ only in Winter. . ,\'^' 



Peau douce^ ^ . ne paroijfent a la Caroline 



qu'en Hiver. 



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