270 HARLEQUIN DUCK. Class II. 



spot, below that a short line of white, point- 

 ing down the neck ; the bottom of the neck 

 on each side is bounded by a transverse line 

 of white, beneath which is another of black ; 

 the breast, back, scapulars, and part of the 

 belly are of a pleasant slate color ; the breast 

 on each side marked with semilunar stripes of 

 white, beginning at the shoulders, and bounded 

 on each side with a stripe of black ; the wings 

 and tail deep ash color ; the rump, above and 

 below, of a full black; the legs black. The 

 Female, female is almost wholly dusky, and is marked 

 at the base of the bill with a white spot, and 

 another behind the ear. The size is that of a 

 Wigeon. 



Inhabits from Carolina to Greenland, and 

 from the lake Baikal to Kamschatka. In 

 Greenland, it frequents, during summer, the 

 shady districts, and the most rapid rivers; in 

 winter seeks the open sea. It feeds on shell- 

 fish, spawn, and the lari^cE of gnats. Swims 

 and dives admirably, and is very clamorous.* 

 Ed. 



* Arct. Zool. ii. 284, where the assertion that it " flies high 

 and swiftly" should be expunged. 



