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with black; a broad band of white, commencing at 
the base of the upper mandible, passing over the 
crown; behind the eye, a broad band of light 
green, extending backwards on the hind neck about 
three inches ; the feathers on the nape rather long ; 
lower neck and sides of the breast, with a portion 
of the upper part of the breast, reddish-brown ; rest 
of the lower parts white, excepting a patch of black 
at the base of the tail; under tail-coverts same 
color; flanks brown, barred with dusky; tail grey- 
ish-brown, tipped with white; two middle feathers 
darker and longest; upper tail-coverts white, 
barred with dusky; lower part of the hind-neck 
and fore part of the back undulated with brownish 
and light brownish-red, hind part undulated with 
greyish-white; primaries brown; outer webs of 
inner secondaries black, margined with white—in- 
ner webs greyish-brown; secondary coverts white 
tipped with black ; speculum brilliant green, formed 
by the middle secondaries. Length twenty-one 
inches, wing ten and a half. Female smaller, plu- 
mage duller, without the green markings. 
This duck is much prized along the sea-coast, but 
at the West he holds an inferior rank. 
PINTAIL. 
Sprig-tail—Pigeon-tail—Grey-Duck. 
Anas Acuta, Wils. 
Specific Character—Bill long and narrow, lead 
color; at the tip a spot of black, at the corner of 
