tufted duck

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ring-necked \Ring"-necked`\, a. (Zool.) Having a well defined ring of color around the neck. [1913 Webster]

Ring-necked duck (Zool.), an American scaup duck (Aythya collaris). The head, neck, and breast of the adult male are black, and a narrow, but conspicuous, red ring encircles the neck. This ring is absent in the female. Called also ring-neck, ring-necked blackhead, ringbill, tufted duck, and black jack. [1913 Webster]


Tufted \Tuft"ed\, a.

1.Adorned with a tuft; as, the tufted duck. [1913 Webster]

2.Growing in tufts or clusters; tufty. [1913 Webster]

The tufted crowtoe, and pale jessamine.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
Tufted trees and springing corn.— Pope.[1913 Webster]

Tufted duck (Zool.), the ring-necked duck. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster]

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