. Wright's book of poultry, revised and edited in accordance with the latest poultry club standards. dwhiskers. The upper breast and shouldersare deep claret, terminated across eachshoulder by two bars of black and white,the under parts being white; and the flanksare greenish yellow very finely pencilled withblack lines. The back is light brown, thewing metallic brown quills with silver edgingto the webs and tipped with blue, and with a purple bar. His greatest peculiarity lies inthe wing-fans, the inner web of the innerfeather of each wing being enormouslydeveloped into a sort of fan, which i
. Wright's book of poultry, revised and edited in accordance with the latest poultry club standards. dwhiskers. The upper breast and shouldersare deep claret, terminated across eachshoulder by two bars of black and white,the under parts being white; and the flanksare greenish yellow very finely pencilled withblack lines. The back is light brown, thewing metallic brown quills with silver edgingto the webs and tipped with blue, and with a purple bar. His greatest peculiarity lies inthe wing-fans, the inner web of the innerfeather of each wing being enormouslydeveloped into a sort of fan, which is carriedup like a sail, and which is a rich brownedged with bright blue on one side andwhite on the other. The eye is black, thebill crimson, the legs pink, with yellowishfeet. The duck also has a crest. Her beakis more of a horn colour, and her generalplumage a sober greenish brown and mot-tling, except for eye-marks and a summer the drake casts his whiskers andfans, and moults into summer plumage. The Mandarin is naturally a percher, andwill breed very well in a small house raised. Mandarin Ducks. a little above the water, if necessary. Theduck will lay two and even more nests ofa dozen eggs each, white in shell. It is apretty sight to watch them, the drake beingobviously vain of his beauty, and the duckfondling his handsome whiskers, and the two kissing each other like doves. A pairmay be kept and will breed in an enclosureeight or ten feet square, if arranged with alittle care for appearances ; but it is worthyof note that the produce so bred is not equalin furnishing or brilliance of colour to eitherimported birds, or those reared in wider andmore natural surroundings. These generalremarks apply also to the next variety. The Carolina Duck {Aix sponsa ; SummerDuck, etc.) is a native of the United States,and also of the West India Islands. It, too. THE CAROLINA DUCK. 579 is a percher or tree duck, often carrying itsyoung to the water when hatched; and inthe cres
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