3。TuftedDuck,withalargetop—knotoffinedownyfeathers,supportedonafleshymass,withtheskullperforatedbeneath。Thetop—knotinaduckwhichIimportedfromHollandwastwoandahalfinchesindiameter。
4。Labrador(orCanadian,orBuenosAyres,orEastIndian);plumageentirelyblack;beakbroader,relativelytoitslength,thaninthewildduck;eggsslightlytintedwithblack。Thissub—breedperhapsoughttoberankedasabreed;itincludestwosub—varieties,oneaslargeasthecommondomesticduck,whichIhavekeptalive,andtheothersmallerandoftencapableofflight。(8/1。’PoultryChronicle’1854volume2page91
andvolume1page330。)Ipresumeitisthislattersub—varietywhichhasbeendescribedinFrance(8/2。Dr。Turral’Bull。Soc。d’Acclimat。’tome7
1860page541。)asflyingwell,beingratherwild,andwhencookedhavingtheflavourofthewildduck;neverthelessthissub—varietyispolygamous,likeotherdomesticatedducksandunlikethewildduck。TheseblackLabradorducksbreedtrue;butacaseisgivenbyDr。TurraloftheFrenchsub—varietyproducingyoungwithsomewhitefeathersontheheadandneck,andwithanochre—colouredpatchonthebreast。
BREED2。HOOK—BILLEDDUCK。