STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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Wings: Grayish-brown, mixed with green, with a broad 
ribbon-like mark of rich purple, with metallic reflections of 
green and blue, edged with white, the two colors quite distinct; 
primaries, dark dusky-brown, quite free from white. 
Tail: Feathers, hard, stiff, and dark ashy-brown; the outer 
web in old birds edged with white; curled feathers, hard and 
well curled; tail-coverts, black, with a very rich purple re- 
flection. 
Legs: Thighs, short and stout, — color of plumage, ashy- 
gray: — Shanks and feet, orange in color, with a brownish 
tinge. 
THE DUCK. 
Head : Long, and fine in form, deep brown, with two light, 
pale-brown striptvs on each side, running from the beak behind 
the eyes: — Eyes, dark hazel. 
Bill: Broad, long, and somewhat flat, — color, brownish- 
orange, with a dark blotch on the upper part, and black bean 
on the tip. 
]S"eck: Long, slender, and neatly curved, — color of plumage, 
liglit brown, penciled with a darker brown, and quite free 
from the least appearance of a white ring. 
Back: Long, light brown, and richly marked with green. 
Breast and Body: Breast, fall and round, — color of plum- 
age, dark brown, richly penciled with lighter brown : — Body, 
broad, long and deep, underpart of body and sides, grayish- 
brown, each feather distinctly penciled with rich dark brown 
to the point of the tail. 
Wings : Grayish-brown, mixed with green, with broad rib- 
bon-like bars of rich purj)le across them, edged with white, 
the two colors distinct; — ^primaries, brown, perfectly free from 
white. 
