THE HARLEQUIN DUCKS. 
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I- THE HARLEQUIN DUCK. COSMONETTA HISTRIONICA. 
histrionka, Linn. S. N. i. p. 204 (1766). 
^iangula histrionka, Macg. Br. B. v. p. 169 (1852). 
'-osmonetta histrionka. Dresser, B. Eur. vi. p. 609, pis. 600, 
I- P- '32 (1883) ; Senders 
r-T ^;'!;P- 452 (^885); id. Man. Br. B. p. 445 
(188^; Lilford, Col. iig. Brit. B. part xxx. (189s) ; Sal- 
vad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvii. p. 395 (1895). 
^istrionicus minutus. Dresser, B. Eur. vi. p. 613 (1877). 
■fuligula histrionka, Seebohm, Br. B. iii. p. 594 (1885). 
(Plale LXI.) 
Adnlt Male.-General colour above slaty-blue, the scapulars 
'vhite edged with slaty blue and forming a band down each 
side of the back; lower back duller slate-colour; rump and 
upper tail-coverts purplish-black, with a few white-tipped 
i^sathers on each side of the latter; tail sooty-black; wing- 
coverts dark slaty-grey; two of the median coverts with a 
round white spot; the central greater coverts tipped with white 
uefore which is a bar of metallic-purple; bastard-wing, primary- 
coverts, and primaries blackish-brown, the latter lighter brow-n 
on the inner webs ; the secondaries externally purplish-blue 
Ue inner ones for the most part white, bordered with black on 
me outer webs and grey on the inner ones ; centre of crown 
Diue-black, bordered on each side by a broad band of chestnut 
mich is separated on its anterior part by a line of white, which 
^ continuous with a white patch occupying the lores and fore- 
part of cheeks ; eyebrow, sides of head, and neck dark slaty- 
■'*. spot ou the ear-coverts and another 
band of wdi.te skirting the sides of the nape ; round the lower 
bllrU f ’ a purplish- 
Tnrl ou ‘he hind-neck; fore neck 
tinunuc ®’“‘^y'^]uc like the mantle, with which it is con- 
Xr h of the chest a broad vertical band of 
purplish-black; re- 
vm and ?.nH i"’"® purplish-black on the sides of the 
uxiHanes anf ^ body bright chestnut; 
latter with wl’u ^ wing^coverts smoky-brown, some of the 
whitish edges ; bill dark leaden-blue, the nail lighter; 
