LESSER SCAUP DUCK 



brown ending abruptly, a blackish streak down 

 the hindneck bordered by white lines extending 

 up from the white breast; foreneck white, rest 

 of body whitish marked with fine wavy lines of 

 blackish (faint on under parts), giving a gray 

 effect; wing coverts dark brownish gray, the 

 greater ones brown tipped ; wings with a purplish 

 green patch narrowly bordered with white be- 

 hind. Middle tail feathers greatly elongated, 

 slender and tapering. Bill and feet slate gray. 



Female. Length 578 mm. (22.75 in.); tail 

 120 mm. (4.75 in.). Upper parts mottled gray, 

 buff and brown, breast buffy brown spotted 

 with dusky, otherwise whitish below with dark, 

 markings on sides; wing patch chiefly grayish 

 brown, white-bordered. Tail pointed, but middle 

 feathers not greatly elongated. 



Young. Similar to female. 



A rare migrant. Its pointed tail and unusu- 

 ally long neck are noticeable in life. 



9. Marila affinis (Eyton) 

 Lesser Scaup Duck 



Length 408 mm. (16.00 in.) ; tail 65 mm. (2.50 

 in.). 



Adult male. Head, neck, chest and most of 

 upper parts black, the head with purplish re- 

 flections; upper part of back and scapulars white 

 with fine wavy black bars; wing patch white; 

 upper tail coverts and tail black ; breast abruptly 

 white; abdomen and sides white marked with 



