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as the “Calloo”; in other parts of Scotland te 
clear, gabbling cry of this Duck has been freely 
translated into the words ‘“coal-an’-can’le-licht.” 
To many American gunners the bird is known as 
“Old Squaw,” from its oft-repeated cries. The 
male bird is singularly graceful in appearance, his 
long, black central tail feathers projecting five 
inches beyond the remaining white ones. The 
head and neck are white, but on either side, below 
the ears, is a dark brown circular patch; the gorget 
and the upper parts generally are black, against 
which, however, the long, elongated white scapulars 
are very conspicuous; the underparts, below the 
gorget, are white. The female is much less showy, 
the black parts in the male being dark brown in 
this sex, and the white parts are suffused with 
brown; the elongated scapulars are wanting. 
During exceptionally severe weather the Long- 
tailed Duck sometimes approaches our coasts in 
unusual numbers, and in districts where it is 
generally a scarce bird. This Duck is a late 
migrant, seldom reaching even our most northerly 
coasts before November. It returns north in April. 
It is strictly marine in its haunts during winter, 
often wandering long distances from land, and 
approaching the shore usually under pressure of 
stormy weather. Then it shows a decided prefer- 
ence for rock-bound coasts, frequenting the creeks 
and inlets which afford a considerable amount of 
shelter. The Long-tailed Duck is gregarious at 
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