ILLUSTRATED STOCK DOCTOR. 
461 
IV. Cayuga Black Ducks. 
These are the finest of the American breeds, as they are the largest, 
most valuable and handsomest of the duck tribe. The plumage is a rich 
metallic black, with lustrous reflections on the head, neck and wings. 
The bill is blue-black, with a jet black splash in the middle of it 
Pair Black Cayuga Ducks. 
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They have long, straight necks, long, straight head and beak, and in 
*ize they are fully equal to the Eouen, often weighing ten pounds each. 
The flesh is gamy in flavor, and to our taste fully equal to any of the 
wild species, except the Canvas-back, Widgeon and Teal. They are pro- 
lific in eggs, are quiet, mature at an early age, and excepting possibly th« 
fiouen, are the most valuable of all domesticated ducks. 
