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form a crest ; the neck, throat, and upper part of the breast 

 and mantle are white ; the sides of the face are a roseate 

 pearl grey ; on each side of the neck is an oblong brown 

 patch ; the back, breast, and tail-feathers are chocolate 

 brown, as also the wing-coverts ; the quills and two long 

 tail-feathers are dusky ; the speculum yellowish-brown, with 

 a lighter edge ; the scapulars and tertials white ; the sides, 

 belly, vent, and outer tail-feathers white ; the sides tinged 

 with ash-colour ; the beak is dusky black at the base and 

 nail ; the greater part of the upper mandible orange ; the 

 eye kingVyellow ; legs and feet greenish ash; the webs 

 black. 



The adult female has a black beak, with an orange-yellow 

 band on the upper mandible ; legs and feet grey, with darker 

 webs and joints ; the crown of the head, patch behind the 

 ears, chin, and throat, purplish-brown ; the face, neck, and 

 ring around, soiled white ; the breast livid brown, with dark 

 centres to the feathers ; the upper parts dusky black ; the 

 scapulars and wing-coverts margined with brown-ochre and 

 greyish- white ; the tail purplish-brown, edged with white ; 

 under parts white, with yellowish-ash on the sides of the 

 body. 



The egg figured £65 is that of the Long-tailed Duck. 



