ANATINyE — THE DUCKS — CAMPTOL/EMUS. 



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Camptoleemus labradorius. 



THE PIED DUCK. 



AmsUbradoria, C.MEt.. S. N. I. ii. 1788, 537. — Wils. Am. Orii. VIII. 1814, 91, pi. 69. 

 Fuliijula labradora, BosAi'. Synop. 1828, 391. — NuiT. Mnii. II. 1834, 428. — AuD. Orn. Biog. 



IV. 1838, 271, pi. 332 ; Synop. 1839, 288 ; B. Am. VI. 1843, 329, pi. 400. 

 Vamplolaimvs lahradortis, Guay, List Gen. 1841. 

 Camptolccmm labradorius, lUiitn, IJ. N. Am. 1858, 803; Cut. N. Am. B. 1859, no. GOO. — CouF.s, 



Key, 1872, 291; Check List, 1873, no. 509; 2d ed. 1882, o. 729; B. N. W. 1874, 579. — 



RiDGW. Nom. N. Am. B. 1881, no. 624. 

 FuUijtda grisea, Leib, Jour. Phil. Ac. VIII. 1840, 170 (young). 



Had. Formerly, northern Atlantic coast of North America, south in winter to New Jersey 

 and New York ; Micliigan ? Supposed to be now nearly, if not <iiiite, e.xtiuct. 



Sp. Char. Adult male: Head, neck, jiigulum, scapulars, and wings (except jjrimaries) white ; 

 longitudinal stri|)e on the crown and occiput, collar round lower part of neck, hack, ])nniaries, 

 rump, upper tail-coverts, tail, and entire lower parts black, the tail and lower surface, e.xcept 



C. labradnrius. 



laterally and anteriorly, decidedly more grayish — almost brownish-slate; the ring round the 

 neck composed of soft velvety feathei-s, and having a dark brownisl-rmrple tinge. Stiff feathers 

 of the checks brownish white ; tertials edged with black. " Bill witli the basal space between the 

 nostrils running into a rounded point in the middle, pale gravisli blue ; tlie sides of the base ami 

 tlie edges of both mandibles for two thiiils of their length dull pale-orange ; the rest of the bill 

 black. Iris reddish hazel ; feet light grayish blue, webs and claws dusky" (AiDiiiox). Adult 

 female: Uniform brownish gray, the wings moiv plumbeous; tertials silvery gray, eilged with 

 blackish ; secondaries white ; primaries dusky. Youiiij iik/Zi' ; Similar to the adult female, but 

 chin and throat white, and tin; while of the jugulum strongly indicated ; gR-ater wing-coverts, as 

 well as secondaries, white. Rill as in adult male and female. 



Total length, about 18.t)() to 20.0() inches; extent, 30.00 ; wing, S..'>0-S.OO ; culmen, 1 fiO-1-70 ; 

 width of bill at ba.se, .82-90 ; tarsus, l.'iO-l.tk) ; middle toe, 2.2">-2.40. 



Vory little is known as to the history of this Duck. It has always been a souic- 

 what rare species on the Atlantic coast, and within tltc past ten or twelve years its 

 visits have very nearly ceased. Occasional specimens have Iteen taken about the 

 I.slaiid of Grand ISIenan, near Eastjiort, Me. Tlie last of which we have any record 

 Wiis obtained by Mr. H. Ilerrick ; it was a female, and had been shot by jMr. Cheney 

 in April, 1871. 



