276 OADWALL DUCK. Class II. 



^nd flat ', the head, and upper part of the neck, 

 are of a reddish brown, spotted with black ; 

 the lower part, the breast, the upper part of 

 the back, and scapulars, are beautifully marked 

 with black and white lines ; the belly is of a 

 dirty white; the rump above and below is 

 black; the tail ash colored, edged with white; 

 the coverts on the ridge of the wing are of a 

 pale reddish brown ; those beneath are of a pur- 

 plish red, the lowest of a deep black ; the 

 1 greater quil feathers are dusky ; the inner web 



of three of the lesser quil feathers are white, 

 which forms a conspicuous spot ; the legs are 

 Female, orange colored. The breast of the female is 

 of a reddish brown, spotted with black ; the 

 back of the same color ; and though it has the 

 same marks on the wings, they are far inferior 

 in brightness to those of the male. 



