50 VELVET SCOTER. 
and the eye, and behind the eye, are greyish white spots. | 
Forehead and the sides of the head below the eye, dull 
brownish; crown, neck, and nape, dark brownish, the tips of 
the feathers lighter; throat, white marked with dusky specks; 
breast, ash-coloured brown, streaked and spotted with dusky 
brown; back, dusky brownish black, the tips of the feathers 
paler. Primaries, deep brown; the secondaries are tipped with 
white. Tail, hoary brown. Legs and toes, yellowish red. 
The young male has from the first the white spot over 
the eye; there is also a small white patch under the chin. 
The whole of the remainder of the plumage, or to speak 
more strictly, the down, is of a black colour. There is a 
general resemblance to the female, and the feet, according to 
Audubon, first begin to shew their brilliant colour. 
