RING-NECKED DUCK 



150. Marila collaris. 17 in. 



Male with a narrow chestnut neck ring; head glossed 

 witli purple; back black; chin white; bill blackish, with 

 a bluish band near the end; eye yellow. Female with 

 white cheeks, eye ring and region about the base of the 

 bill; otherwise similar to the female of the Redhead, 

 but smaller. 



These ducks are usually met in flocks of from one 

 to three dozen, the same as the preceding two black- 

 headed ducks. Their flight is very rapid, and they are 

 equally agile when in the water. They are seen on 

 the Atlantic coast only in winter, and remain just as 

 far north as the water remains open. 



Notes. A low grunting "quanck." 



Nest. Of grasses and feathers in marshes and on 

 bogs. The 6 to 10 eggs are grayish-white (2.25x1.60) ; 

 June. 



Range. Breeds in the interior of Minnesota north- 

 wards; winters throughout the United States. 



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