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BIGGI^E POULTRY BOOK. 



beak a pale flesh-color, and the shanks a light orange. 

 The standard weight is the same as for Roueus. 



Another duck sometimes seen in the farm-yard is 

 the Muscovy. This belongs to a different genus from 

 the varieties already described, and is a descendant of 



A LONG ISLAND DT'CK I'ARM. 



the wild Musk Duck of South America. There are 

 two varieties, the colored and the white. The latter 

 is shown in the background in colored Plate XV, 

 which well illustrates the peculiar shape and appear- 

 ance of this duck, which differ decidedly from that of 



