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The Mufcovy Drake and Duck. 



Numb. XCVII. XCVIII. 



THE Drake is of a middle Size, between a Goofe^ and 

 a Duck J its Bill is fhort and broad, hooked at the 

 end 5 the upper Mandible hath a round tuberous piece 

 of Flefh growing between the Noftrils, reprefenting a fmall 

 rtd Cherry^ it is red towards the end, the Hook black j the 

 Irides of the Eyes are white round; it is a red flefhy Sub- 

 ftance like that on the top of the Bill. 



The top of the Head and Neck are dufky, motled with 

 white, the Back and Wings of an odd Mixture of Colours, 

 viz. dark brown, red, purple, green, and white; the Breaft 

 and Belly are white, with fome few brown Feathers here 

 and there; the Legs and Feet orange Colour. 



The Penis of this Bird is very large, being an Inch thick 

 and four or live Inches long, and red like Blood, they are 

 a very profitable Bird, if you feed them well, the Hen 

 laying a great many Eggs, and in a fhort time hatching a 

 great number of Ducklings; their Flefh hath a pleafant 

 Tafle, different from that of the common Duck ; the Hen 

 is of the fame Colours of the Cock, and fbmetimes white, 

 and has not that round Cherry-like Excrefcence on the up- 

 per Mandible. 



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