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ring, not quite complete behind, on the lower part of neck. The back 
is long, the upper part being ashy gray, mixed with green, and running 
into a rich, lustrous green on the lower part and rump; the shoulder 
coverts are gray, striped with fine, wavy liues of brown. The breast is 
broad and deep and purplish brown or claret color, perfectly free from 
gray feathers; the claret color should extend down as far as possible 
toward the legs. The body is long, deep, and broad, the under part 
Fig. 4.—Trio of Colored Rouen ducks. 
and sides being a beautiful gray, which grows lighter near the vent, 
ending iu solid black just beneath the tail. The wings are short aud 
carried closely and smoothly against the sides; in color the wings are 
of a brownish gray, interspersed with green, and marked with a band of 
rich purple, with metallic reflections of green and blue lights, and edged 
with distinct white bands; the primary feathers are of a dark, dusky 
brown. The tail feathers are hard and stiff, and of a dark ashy-brown 
color; the outer edge in old birds is edged with white; the curled 
