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SHOVELLER. 



Spatula clypeata (Linn.), 



The male shoveller has the head and the upper neck 

 very dark glossy green, with violet reflections, an en- 

 tirely different color from that of the mallard, almost 

 black. The lower neck and breast are white; belly 

 and sides rich chestnut brown. The under tail-coverts 

 and vent are black, bordered by a gray line, a patch of 

 white at either side of the rump. The back is dusky 

 brown; the upper tail-coverts black; the long scapu- 

 lars, or shoulder feathers, streaked with black and 

 white; the wing-coverts are light blue, the last row 

 tipped with white, forming a narrow band across the 

 wing, and back of this is a bright green speculum nar- 



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