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witds the point, indented on the edges, and of a 
pale orange colour, except in the middle, where it 
is reddifli. In the broad part of the upper man- 
dible next, the head, on each fide, there is a large 
fquare black fpot, which proje£ls a little from the 
bill ; a white triangular mark extends from eye to 
eye on the crown of the head; and on the hinder 
part of the neck, immediately below the head, there 
is another longifh triangular white fpot; excepting 
which marks, the whole plumage is black, without 
any reflefting glofs. The infidcs of the wings, 
and the under-fide of the tail, are lefs dark than 
the reft; the legs and toes are a bright red; the 
three forward toes are webbed together, the inner 
and hinder ones being furnifhed with fins; and the 
webs of the toes and claws are dufky. 
Duck, Black-Crested. This fpecies weighs 
about two pounds; it's length is fixteen inches, and 
it's breadth two feet three inches. The bill is 
broad, two inches long, and entirely of a blue co- 
lour, except the tip, which is black. The noflrils 
are large, the fpace furrounding them being quite 
bare; the irides are of a golden colour; the ears 
are fmall; and the top of the head is a blackifli 
purple. A black creft, about an inch and a half 
long, depends from the head; the neck, and the 
fliperior part of tlie body, are a deep blackifh 
brown; the wings are fliort and black, except the 
four tirft feathers, which are brownilli, and the fuc- 
ceeding ten, which are of a fnowy whitenefs. The 
tail, wliich is very fhort, is compofcd of fourteen 
black feathers; the lower part of the breaft, as well 
as the belly, is v/hite; the feet are a dark blue; 
and the toes, which are long, have dark membranes 
between them. 
Duck, Dusky and Spotted; the anas hiftri- 
onica of Linnasus. This fpecies is about die fize 
of the common mallard. The bill is duH^y, in- 
dented on the edges, and fomewhat hooked at the 
extremity of the upper mandible. The fides of 
the head between the bill and the eyes are white; 
and a line of the fame colour extends over the eyes, 
gradually changing into a reddifh orange-colour, 
and reaching to the hind part of the head. A 
white Ipot occupies the place of each ear ; and a 
line of the lame colour pafles from the hind part of 
the head, on each fide, down the neck. The crown 
of the head is black, it's fides behind the eyes being 
a purplifh blue ; and the whole neck, both behind 
and before, is black. Between the bottom of the 
neck and the breaft there is a white circle conti- 
nued almoft round, the feathers bordering on it, 
both above and beneath, being a deep black; and 
between this collar and the wings on each fide 
there is a longifh plat of white feathers bordered 
round with black tranfverfely placed. The back, 
towards the neck, is a dark purplifh blue, and in 
the middle a dark dirty brown. The rump and 
the covert-feathers of the tail are a deep black 
with a blue glofs ; the greater quills of the wings 
and the tail-feathers are a dull blackifli brown; 
tlie exterior v/ebs of the middle quills are a fine 
fliining blueifh purple, the coverts immediately 
above them being of the fame colour with white 
tips; the inner quills next the back, as well as the 
leathers which fpring from the fhoulders, are a 
blucini afn-colour on the borders of their webs, 
and white in their middles; the leffer coverts of the 
wings are cinereous, with a white fpot in their mid- 
dles on each wing; the ridges of the Vv'ings above 
the joints is a reddifn brown ; and the infides of the 
wings are a dufi-zy brown. The breaft, below the 
Due 
circle, is a blueifh afh-colour; the belly and thighs 
are a dull brown inclining to black; the feathers 
on the fides are a dull orange; and on each fide of 
the tail, where the upper and under covert-feathers 
meet, there is a white fpot. The legs, feet, and 
claws, are a blueifh black; and the toes are webbed 
and finned. 
This bird was brought from Newfoundland; 
and is defcribed by the ingenious Edwards with 
his ufual accuracy. 
Duck, Little Black and White; the anas 
albeola of Linnseus. This bird is fomewhat fmaller 
than the common Duck. The bill is fhort, and 
of a dirty black colour; the head is a deep gloffy 
black, except a large white fpot, which begins be- 
hind the eyes on each fide, and unites on the hind 
part of the head. The black feathers next the bill 
poffefs a fine green luftre, thofe on the crown and 
the beginning of the neck being more of a purple 
hue; the neck, a little below the head, is entirely 
white; and the lov/er part of it behind, together 
with the back, are a dull black. The rump and 
the covert-feathers of the tail are a dirty wliite ; 
the middle feathers of the tail, which are by far the 
longeft, are all of a dirty brown or blackifh hue on 
their upper fides, but fomewhat fainter beneath. 
The exterior quills of the wings are black; the 
middlemoft have deep white tips; a few of the in- 
ner ones next the back are black ; and the firft row 
of covert-feathers is black where they fall on the 
greater or black quills, and white where they co- 
ver the white quills. The lefTer coverts are white, 
with an admixture of black round their ridges ; 
from each fhoulder ifTues a plat of white feathers, 
falling backwards in points between the back and 
the wings; the neck, the whole under-fide of the 
tail, and the interior covert-feathers of the wings, 
are white; the legs and feet are a yellow orange; 
and the claws are black. 
This Duck is a native of Newfoundland, where 
the feamen call it a Spirit, probably from the amaz- 
ing celerity with which it dives, and again appears 
at a confiderable diftance from the place of it's im- 
merfion. 
Duck, Stellated. This fpecies is diftin- 
guifhed by it's eyes, which are placed higher than 
ufual in an oval black fpot; but it's principal cha- 
rafteriftic is a large white fiar on it's back. The 
head under the eyes is brown ; the bill is black near* 
the bafe ; and the reft of the body is dufky. 
Duck, Madagascar. This bird is larger than 
the tamic Duck. The bill is of a yellowifh brown 
colour; the irides are a fine red; the neck and head 
are a duflcy green ; and the back is a deep purple 
mixed with blue. The edges of the feathers are 
red ; the breaft is a deep brown, the edges of it's ex- 
terior feathers being red ; and thofe on the fiioul- 
ders are green, except a few whofe margins are red* 
The firft row of the covert-feathers is of the fame 
colour, the fecond being green . The long feathers 
of the wings are beautified with red edges; and the 
legs and feet are of an orange hue. 
Duck, Hook-Billed ; the anas adunca, roftro 
incurvato, of naturalifts. This fpecies bears a 
ftrong fimilitude to the common wild Duck; but 
it differs from it in the conformation of the bill, 
which is broad at the tip, fomewhat longer than 
that of the common Duck, and bends a little 
downwards : the head is alfo fmaller, as well as 
more flender. It generally weighs about two 
pounds ; it meafures two feet in length from the 
tip of the bill to the extremity of the tail; and the 
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