. The American sportsman: . D DUCK, OR BUTTER-BALL. 321 greatly over the lower part of the neck ; this plumage on the fore-head and nape is rich glossy green, changing into a shining purpleon the crown and sides of the neck ; from the eyes backward passesa broad band of pure white; iris of the eye dark; back, wings,and part of the scapulars, black ; rest of the scapulars, lateral bandalong the wing, and whole breast, snowy white; belly, A^ent, andtail-covcrts, dusky white ; tail pointed, and of a hoary color. The female is considerably less than the male, and entirelydestitute of the tumid plu
. The American sportsman: . D DUCK, OR BUTTER-BALL. 321 greatly over the lower part of the neck ; this plumage on the fore-head and nape is rich glossy green, changing into a shining purpleon the crown and sides of the neck ; from the eyes backward passesa broad band of pure white; iris of the eye dark; back, wings,and part of the scapulars, black ; rest of the scapulars, lateral bandalong the wing, and whole breast, snowy white; belly, A^ent, andtail-covcrts, dusky white ; tail pointed, and of a hoary color. The female is considerably less than the male, and entirelydestitute of the tumid plumage of the head: the head, neck, andupper parts of the body and wings are sooty black, darkest on thecrown; sides of the head marked with a small oblong spot ofwhite ; bill dusky ; lower part of the neck ash, tipped with white;belly dull white; vent cinereous; outer edges of six of the secon-daries and their incumbent coverts white, except the tips of thelatter, which are black; legs and feet a livid blue; tail 21
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