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round and full, and body short, round, and compact, with medium-sized 
wings 5 the thighs are short and stout, and shanks short. 
The Gray Call drake is a beautiful little bird, with a rich, lustrous 
green head, dark-hazel or brown eyes, lustrous green neck, with a white 
ring on the lower part of neck, as in the Rouen. The back is of ashy- 
gray plumage mixed with green on the upper part, while the lower 
part and rump are a rich, lustrous green. The under part of the body 
on the sides is a beautiful gray, which grows lighter toward the vent, 
and ends in solid black under the tail. The wings are grayish brown, 
mixed with green, and have the broad ribbon-like mark of rich purple 
with metallic reflections of green and blue, distinctly edged with white. 
The primaries are a dark, dusky brown. The tail feathers are of a 
dark, ashy brown, the outer web in old birds being edged with white; 
the tail coverts are black, with very rich purple reflections. The bill 
is greenish yellow in color, while the shanks, toes, and webs are orange, 
with a brownish tinge. 
The duck’s head is deep brown, and has two pale-brown strij)es on 
each side, like the head of the Rouen duck, running from the bill to a 
point behind the eyes. Her bill is of a brownish-orange color, and her 
eyes are dark hazel or brown. The neck is light brown, penciled with 
darker brown; breast, dark brown, penciled with lighter brown; back, 
light brown, marked with green, and the under parts and sides of body 
are grayish brown, each feather distinctly penciled with rich dark 
brown. The plumage of wing is grayish brown, mixed with green, and 
is crossed by a broad bar of rich purple edged with white; the prima¬ 
ries are brown. The tail feathers are of a light-brown color, with dis¬ 
tinct, broad, wavy penciling of dark greenish brown; tail coverts are 
brown, with broad penciling of dark brown or greenish brown; thighs 
are dark brown; shanks, toes, and webs are orange brown. 
The White Gall is pure white in plumage throughout, and feathers of 
any other color will disqualify it. It is in every respect like the Gray 
Call except in plumage, in the color of the eyes, which are a gray or 
blue, and the color of the shanks, which are a bright orange. 
Weight.—Ro standard weight is given for Call ducks. 
BLACKt EAST INDIAN DUCKS. 
History.—Another standard breed of ducks which is hardly considered 
a rival of the Pekin, Aylesbury, Cayuga, or Rouen, is the Black East 
Indian. This duck bears the same relation to those just named as 
does the bantam to the larger varieties of chickens. The Black East 
Indian and the Call ducks are the bantam breeds of ducks, being 
bred more for their smallness of size than for their profitableness. The 
same devices are resorted to in breeding them as were mentioned for 
breeding the Call ducks. 
Description.—The East Indian duck is hardy, and would, if carefully 
bred from the largest and best specimens, grow to a fairly good size, 
