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FEMALE. 
HARLEQUIN DUCK. Cuass HI. 
spot, below that a short line of white, point- 
ing down the neck; the. bottom of the neck 
on each side is bounded by a transverse line 
of white, beneath which is another of black ; 
the breast, back, scapulars, and part of the 
belly are of a pleasant slate color; the breast 
on each side marked with semilunar stripes of 
white, beginning at. the shoulders, and bounded 
on each side with a stripe of black; the wings 
and tail deep ash color; the rump, above and | 
below, of a full black; the legs black. The 
female is almost wholly dusky, and is marked 
at the base of the bill with a white spot, and 
another behind the ear.. The size is that of a 
Wigeon. 
Inhabits from Carolina to Greenland, and 
from the lake Baikal to Kamschatka. In 
Greenland, it frequents, during summer, the 
shady districts, and the most rapid rivers; in 
winter seeks the open sea. It feeds on shell- 
fish, spawn, and the /arvé of gnats. Swims 
and dives admirably, and is very clamorous.* 
Ep. 
* Arct. Zool. ii. 284, where the assertion that it “ flies high 
and swiftly” should be expunged. 
