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are black ; the outer white, with the outer 

 webs partially margined with black. The 

 upper wing-coverts, round the edge of 

 the wing, are black. The remaining 

 coverts are white, the lower series with 

 concealed black bases. The inner webs 

 of the primaries are drab with black tips ; 

 the outer webs entirely blackish. The 

 first few outer secondaries are black, with 

 some white on their inner webs. The 

 others are white. The long, pointed, 

 inner secondaries are black. The tail is 

 dark brown, tipped paler. The under 

 wing-coverts and the axillaries are uni- 

 formly blackish. 



In post-nuptial plumage, the drake re- 

 sembles the duck, but retains the pure 

 white upper wing-coverts of the winter 

 plumage. 



The adult female has the head and 

 upper neck chocolate-brown, followed by 

 an imperfect white collar. The upper 

 part of the mantle, the chest and the sides 

 of the breast are dark slaty grey, each 

 feather with a whitish margin. The back 

 and the upper part of the rump are black- 

 ish brown, the feathers with grey margins. 

 The lower part of the rump and the upper 

 tail-coverts are plain blackish brown. The 

 tail is ashy brown. The breast and the 



