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The Muscovy is the largest of all ducks, the 

 standard weights being, adult drake, ten pounds ; duck 

 and young drake, eight pounds; young duck, seven 

 pounds. As commonly bred the drakes are much 

 larger than the ducks. They have a peculiar appear- 



FIG. I02 INDIAN RUNNER DRAKE 



ance owing to the long, crest-like feathers on the 

 head, the sides of which and the face are covered with 

 caruncles. There are two varieties, the White and 

 Colored, the plumage of the latter being a mixture of 

 glossy black and white. 



