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’The Dusky and Spotted Due k, 
HIS Bird is about the Bignefs of the common Mallard or Duck j it ha th a 
^ fhorter Bill by a third Part, and not fo much comprelTed as in the common' 
Duck : The Bill meafures from the Point to the Angles of the Mouth one Inch and a 
Half} the Wing when clofed is feven Inches arid a half long-. 
The Bill is of a Dark or Blackifh Colour, indented on the Edges of the upper and 
lower Part, 'where they meet j the Noftrils are pretty near together in the upper Part of 
the Bill j it is a little hooked at the Point of the upper Mandible : The Sides, of the 
Head between the Bill and Eyes are White, from which on each Side there extends a 
Line of White over the Eyes, which changes gradually into a Reddilh Orange-colour, 
and reaches to the hind Part of the Head; the Eye-lids beneath the Eyes are White ; it 
hath alfo a white Spot on each Side of the Head, about the Place of the Ears; there is 
alfo a white Line paffes from the hind Part of the Head on each Side down the Neck^ the 
Gro-wn of the Head is Black, the Feathers on the Forehead extending in a Peek into the 
Bill between the Noftriis j the Sides of the Head behind the Eyes are of a dark Blue, a 
little inchning to Purple j the whole Neck, both before and behind, between the wdiite 
Lines, is Black j between the Bottom'of the Neck and Bread; is a Collar or Circle of 
White, continued almofl round it, being broken off only a little juff behind ^ the Fea¬ 
thers bordering on this Collar,^ both above and beneath, are of a deep Black ; there are 
between this Collar and the Wings on each Side a longifh Plat of white Feathers bor¬ 
dered round with Black, tranfveriely placed; the Back is next the Neck of a dark 
purplilh Blue, in the Middle of a dirty black Brown; the Rump and Covert Feathers 
of the Tail are of a deep Black,: wdth a blue Glofs-: The greater Quills of the Wing, 
and the Tail Feathers are of a dirty black Brown-colour; the middle Quills have their 
outer Webs of a fine fliining Blue Purple; the Coverts immediately above thefe middle 
Qmlls are. of the fame Colour, with white Tips; the inner Quills next the Back, and 
the Feathers that fpring from the Shoulders and fall over them, are of a blueifii Afh-co- 
lour on the Borders of their Webs, and White in their Middles down by their Shafts; 
the leffer Coverts of the Wings are Afh-colour, with a white Spot in the middle of them 
on each Wing; the Ridge of the Wings about the Joint is of a Reddifii Brown; the 
Infides of the Wings are of a Dufky Brown-colour ; the Bi eaft below the Collar is of a 
blueilh Afh--colour; the Belly and Thighs of a more dirty Colour, inclining to Black; 
the Feathers on the Sides are of a Red Brown or dull Orange-colour, which partly cover 
the Wings when they are clofed : There is on each Side of the Tail, where the upper and 
under covert Feathers meet, a fmall white Spot; the Legs, Feet and Claws are of a 
blueilh Black ; the Toes webbed and finned, as the Figure expreffes them. 
This Bird was brought with others, preferved, from Newfoundland in America : It 
was lent me by Mr. Holms^ of the Dower of London ;, he fays the NewfoundlandYdditx% 
call it the Lord^ for what Reafon I cannot tell; but I fuppofe the Reafon of this Name 
may be from theLikenefs of a Chain it has about its.;Neck,c feeing, the wearing of pold 
Chains is an antient Mark of Dignity in Europe. I cannot difeover any Figure, or the 
leaft Hint of Defeription of this Bird; fo I believe I may venture to pronounce it a 
non defeript. 
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