THE LONG TAILED DUCKS. 
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ban^H elongated into narrow white plumes, forming a 
erp^f back; wing-coverts black, the 
*' slightly inclining to bronzy-brown; bastard- 
in? t primaries black, the latter inclin- 
brn ° ^®”y'“own on the inner webs ; the secondaries bronzy- 
ottn, the innermost black; long centre tail-feathers black, 
white, the hind-neck 
roimA u ’ *0‘'es, feathers 
from lavender-grey, separated 
cnv * u ^ white, and followed on the ear- 
overts bya large patch of black, extending to the sides of 
Joining the sides of the neck; fore- 
’. ohest, and breast black, glossed with bronzy-brown ; 
niainder of under surface of body white, extending over the 
aes of the breast; the sides of the body washed with delicate 
nnur "'ing-coverts and axillaries smoky-brown- 
4Uiii-i„i,ng grey, bin blockish lead-colour, as well as the nail 
itn the intervening portion pinkish-orange ; feet leaden-blue. 
He webs and joints blackish ; iris reddish-brown. Total 
cem. wing, 8-8; tail, 3-2; long 
^^ntre feathers, 8-5 ; tarsus, 1-4. ® 
brJ!^® plumage described above is also that of the 
vpi-f l^nt the post-nuptial or summer plumage is 
hln^i the general tone of the upper surface being 
Hiacic ; the feathers of the upper mantle and scapulars have 
road rusty-brown edges; the wings are blackish-brown, with 
•in Obscure bronzy-brown speculum ; the whole of the head 
ana neck, as well as the entire breast, are blackish-brown, some- 
"Hat paler and more chocolate-brown on the latter; lores and 
«ore-part of cheeks white, extending in a patch behind the 
plumage and under surface white, as in the breeding- 
Adult Female.— Somewhat resembles the post-nuptial plumage 
Thp „ tail-feathers of the latter, 
farp colour IS brown, the feathers of the upper sur- 
larVp olive-grey or sandy-rufous, the scapu- 
brown showing the olive-grey tinge; wings 
speculnm‘' no distinct 
P ulum, crown of head blackish-brown, sharply defined 
