STANDARD OF PERFECTION 305 
CALL DUCKS. 
SHAPE OF DRAKE AND DUCK. 
Head: Small, slender. 
Bill: Short, trim. 
Eyes: Of medium size, bright. 
Neck: Of medium length. 
Wings: Neat, closely folded. 
Back: Comparatively short. 
Tail: Only slightly elevated; composed of hard, stiff feathers: sex 
feathers of drake, well curled. 
Breast: Round, full. 
Body: Short, compact, small — the smaller the better. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs, short, plump; shanks, short. Toes, 
straight, connected by web. 
Carriage of Body: Nearly horizontal, possessing a startled and 
gamy appearance. 
GRAY CALL DUCKS. 
D isq ualifications. 
Any approach to white ring on neck of duck; white primaries in either 
sex; twisted wing; crooked back; decidedly wry tail. (See general dis- 
qualifications.) 
COLOR OF DRAKE. 
Head: Rich, lustrous green. 
Bill: Greenish-yellow. 
Eyes: Dark brown. 
Neck: Lustrous green, with a distinct white ring on lower part, not 
quite meeting at back. 
Wings: Grayish-brown, mixed with green, with broad, ribbon-like 
mark of rich purple — showing metallic reflections of green and blue — 
edged with white, the two colors quite distinct; primaries, dark dusky 
brown. 
Back: Ashy-gray, mixed with green on upper part; on lower part and 
rump, rich, lustrous green. 
Tail: Dark ashy-brown; outer web in old birds edged with white: 
tail-coverts, black, showing very rich purple reflections. 
Breast: Rich purplish-brown or claret, extending well down on 
breast and free from any other color. 
Body: Under part and sides, steel-gray, growing lighter near vent 
and ending in solid, beetle-green black, forming distinct line of separation 
between the two colors. 
