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A duck swimming in profile in foreground, more birds flying in V-shaped formation in the backgr ...
Ring-necked duck (female)
A duck swimming in profile in foreground, more birds flying in V-shaped formation in the background. The duck is brown, with a white chest and belly, and darker feathers on the back. The feet are grey. The eye is yellow. The black beak has a white ring near the eyes and a thicker, grey ring about two-thirds of the way from the tip. In this painting, the background is rendered in light-coloured pen and ink, the bird in the foreground is coloured with watercolour.

Ring-necked duck (female)

Date17 April 1843
Alternate Title
Aythya collaris
Format
Notes
Ring-Necked Duck
DimensionsImage size: 274 mm x 358 mm (10 13/16 in. x 14 1/8 in.)
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberP32
Country:Canada
Province or state:Ontario