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forebreast, the ends almost meeting on the 

 back, this stripe also black-bordered. Some lit- 

 tle white on the scapulars ; iris red-brown ; feet 

 dull blue with dusky webs; bill greenish. 



The female is considerably smaller than her 

 mate and somewhat different in her markings; 

 more brownish in her tones and lighter and 

 grayer below. Bill, feet and iris as in the male 

 bird. Length of male from fifteen to seventeen 

 inches; extent from twenty-four to twenty- 

 seven; female somewhat less than these meas- 

 urements. 



THE LABEADOR DUCK. 



(Camptolaimus labradorius,) 



There is small likelihood of the gunner's 

 meeting this bird, either in New England's 

 waters or elsewhere outside a few great mu- 

 seums, but on the slight chance that it still sur- 

 vives and may happen to be taken, and in order 

 that our list of seafowl may be complete it is 

 here described. 



There is much reason to believe that the spe- 

 cies is extinct, at least there is no record of its 

 capture in many years. If a specimen should 



