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THE AMERICAN 
ROIEW DUCKS. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Birds not matching in the show-pen^ crooked backs; bilh\ 
clear yelloiv^ dark green^ blue, or lead-color; white in primaries 
or secondaries ; any approach to a white ring on the neck of the 
duck. 
THE DRAKE. 
Head: Long, fine in form, and a rich, lustrous green in 
color: — Eyes, dark hazel. 
Bill: Long, broad, and wider at the extremity than at the 
base; the longer the better, — when viewed sidewise the profile 
or outline nearly straight from the crown of the head to the 
tip of the bill; — color, greenish-yellow, without any other 
shade, except the black bean at the tip. 
!N'eck: Long, slender, and neatly curved, — color, the same 
lustrous green as the head, with a distinct white ring on the 
lower part, not quite meeting at the back. 
Back: Long, the upper part ashy-gray, mixed with green, 
and becoming a rich, lustrous green on the lower part and 
rump; — shoulder-coverts, gray, finely streaked with waving 
brown lines. 
Breast and Body: Breast, broad and deep, the front part 
a very rich purplish-brown, or claret color, free from gray 
feathers, the chiret color extending as far as possible towards 
the legs: — Body, broad, long and deep, — underpart of body 
and sides, a beautiful gray, growing lighter near the vent, and 
ending in solid black under the tail. 
