384 FEATHERED GAME 
rump are white, shot on the sides and back of 
the head with pale green,—a beautiful, satiny 
shade,—and tinged on the breast with pale 
russet brown. These delicate colors fade very 
much in stuffed specimens. The entire under 
parts, rump, tail and wing quills are jet 
black. Iris brown. Feet and legs dark green. 
The feet are a very generously constructed pair 
of paddles, set well back on the body as an ad- 
vantage in diving, of much larger proportions 
than seem the fashion with the ducks of the 
fresh water, and though perhaps less refined 
in appearance than the water motors of the 
aristocrats of the shallow ponds, will do more 
work in one stroke than will theirs in three. 
Frontal processes a rich yellowish green or 
orange. 
The female is widely different in her mark- 
ings from her mate, and would scarcely be 
thought one of the same species. She is a deep 
reddish brown hue all over, somewhat dusky on 
the lower parts, and everywhere mottled and 
barred with rich dark brown and black; the 
dark colors on the centres of the feathers above, 
and the cross-barrings mainly on the flanks and 
under parts. 
