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cheeks, throat, and sides of the upper part of the 

 neck are sullied white, freckled with brown ; the 

 scapulars are tipped with cinereous ; the whole under 

 parts are mottled with dirty white and brown ; the 

 fore- part of the legs and toes are dull olivaceous- 

 yellow ; the hind-part and webs are dusky. (Mon- 

 tagu.} 



The length is about 22 inches. 



16. BOSCHAS. MALLARD, OR WILD DUCK. 



A. cinerea, rectricibus intermediis (marts) recurvatis, 

 rostra recto, torque alba. Lath. 



VAR. DOMESTICA. TAME DUCK. 

 Variat corpore versicolore. 



VAR. ADUNCA. HOOK-BILLED DUCK. 



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The bill is yellow green ; the irides dark ; the head 

 and neck of a rich glossy green, the latter encircled 

 by a white collar ; the neck, breast and shoulders 

 are of a deep chesnut; the scapulars are silvery 

 white, barred with brown ; the wing-coverts are ash- 

 colour, crossed by a rich glossy purple ; the belly is 

 of a pale grey, pencilled with dusky lines ; the back 

 and rump are black, glossed with green ; the tail of 



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