THE GOLDEN-EYED DUCKS. 
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"hat mnv "’ing-coverts black, the quill-lining some- 
stances wuu ’ *' bluish- or greenish-black, in rare in- 
mandible f " ®P°t or bar near the tip of the upper 
reddish r.’ intense orange-yellow, the webs dusky; iris 
Jfume\ 'p °range-yellow ; eyelids reddish-dusky” (A. O. 
tail, VI ■ inches; culmen, 1-55 ; wing, 8-9 ; 
^ o i } tarsus, 1 *5^. 
hodv^il,fv““'^®’~P‘i^®''^"‘ i^rom the male. Upper surface of 
rump m’ , ^ i^^^thers with dusky bases ; lower back and 
ooverts • becoming more slaty on the upper tail- 
irregular wing-coverts slaty-grey like the back, with an 
• m A' caused by the outer lesser coverts being 
central f” ‘^“"^rts with white .spots at the ends and the 
Priinarv.f^, ? ."'h'te with black tips ; bastard-wing, 
the inner quiUs blackish, the primaries browner on 
hlack anH if ic ’ secondaries white, the inner secondaries half 
i'cad and tf * innermost ones entirely black ; 
'vhite collar chocolate-brown, followed by a 
'^hite ■ fn ^^'"css the lower throat ; breast and abdomen pure 
trtottled ^i^^cs of the body slaty-grey, 
iixillaries n. ^ nsky centres to the feathers; under wing-coverts, 
'iusky thaf • duh slaty ; “ bill brownish-black, more 
red or orinn-'*^ males, and generally showing a yellowish- 
"'hich in l-ip the upper mandible, 
•rrandibles ® terminal band at the tips of both 
hlack or however, including the nail, which remains 
culmen '^'otal length. 17-5 inches; 
old fefnilp*f^^iri'^'^^°*!?‘"g to Count Salvador)', resemble the 
the neck is Lcf duller in colour ; the pale collar round 
have white feathers on the breast 
male has less I" ^""^t breeding-dress, the young 
lower neck is mntf scapulars, the white on the hinder 
the base of the Km '‘S the white spot at 
that of the olH ’ 1 latter, in the young birds, resembles 
young birds the f according to Mr. Hume, in quite 
> e ins IS white or very pale yellow. 
bags.— Dark brown on the upper-parts, and paler brown 
