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head, loral space, throat, and upper part of the head 

 dusky ; sides of the head, neck all round for nearly 

 the entire length, reddish-chestnut; lower neck, 

 fore part of the breast and back black ; rest of the 

 back white, closely marked with undulating lines 

 of black ; rump and upper tail-coverts blackish ; 

 wing-covcrts grey, speckled with blackish ; prima- 

 ries and secondaries light slate color ; tail short, the 

 feathers pointed ; lower part of the breast and ab- 

 domen white ; flanks same color, finely pencilled 

 with dusky; lower tail-coverts blackish-brown, in- 

 termixed with white ; length twenty-two inches, 

 wing nine and a quarter. 



Female, upper parts greyish-brown ; neck, sides, 

 and abdomen the same ; upper part of the breast 

 brown; belly white, pencilled with blackish ; rather 

 smaller than the male, with the crown blackish- 

 brown. 



This is without question the finest duck that files, 

 as it is the largest and gamest ; it is abundant late in 

 the season, but waiy. 



Red-Head. 



Fuligula Ferina, Wils. 



Specific Character. — Bill bluish, towards the end 

 black, and about two inches and a quarter long ; 

 irides yellowish-red. Adult male with head, which 

 is rather lai'ge, and the upper part of the neck 

 all round, dark reddish chestnut, brightest on the 

 hind neck ; lower part of the neck, extending on the 



