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HARLEQUIN GARROT. 
of pure white almost meeting behind, broadest on 
the sides, and thero succeeded by a narrow border 
of black ; the breast and back are purplish grey, 
intercepted opposite the bend of the wing with a 
crescented band of white bordered on each side 
with black ; breast and belly blackisli-grey, sides 
and flanks chestnut-brown, the long flank-feathers 
being seen above the wings ; vent and under tail- 
covers black, on the sides of the former there are 
two or three larger feathers of a stiflfer texture, hav- 
ing white tips, which form a small but conspicuous 
spot there. The middle and lower back with the 
wings above tho greater covers are brownish-black 
tinted with purplish-grey ; the lower back and tail 
black, the latter is more accuminated than in the 
true Garrots. There is an interrupted spot of white 
on the centre of the upper parts of the wings, from 
some of the lesser covers being white with a nar- 
row greyish border around the feathers ; tho greater 
covers are black tipped with white ; tho scapulars 
are white for two- thirds of their inner breadth, edged 
with grey, a darker band intervening. The long 
tertials are white on their outer webs, bordered 
with blackisli-brown ; the secondaries black, outer 
webs glossy indigo-blue forming the speculum, quills 
brownish black. 
The first specinens of the Harlequin Duck were 
obtained in Scotland by Lord Seaforth, and some 
others were afterwards procured in the Orkneys ; 
one or two have been killed in England, Mr. Yarrell 
mentions having purchased two in the London 
market, and the latest is recorded by tho same 
