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base of the beak, and passing- over the 
eyes is a very large whitish band dotted 
with black; the lower part of the neck 
and breast transversely streaked with black 
and white bands, mixed with reddish ash- 
colour; the feathers of the upper parts 
blackish bordered with brown; those of 
the under parts of a very dark brown, each 
feather having a whitish or brown margin ; 
the tail of an ash-coloured brown ; feet and 
beak of a dark green; but in many speci- 
mens the feet are of a reddish brown. The 
scapulars straight and rounded at their 
ends. In this state the bird is the female 
King Duck of Sparman." 
?! At the age of two years all these colours 
develope themselves : some large white 
patches show themselves upon the neck, 
breast, top of the back, and upon the 
wings, the black becomes deep and with- 
out spots upon the greater part of the back ; 
the under parts are varied with spots and 
streaks, red, whitish and black." 
" When the bird is three years old the 
plumage becomes more regular; the white 
grows pure; the bands on the sides of the 
