Harlequin Duck (Anas [or Clangula] histritonica), a species of Garrot which receives its name from its variegated markings, white, gray, black, and brown. It inhabits the seashore and its inlets and river mouths, being seldom seen inland. It is found in Kamchatka and Greenland, on the shores of the Caspian Sea, Sea of Aral, and Lake Baikal. In America it is found in Labrador, Hudson Bay, Newfoundland, and Bay of Fundy, and advances in winter southwards to the United States. Its whole length is about 17 inches. See WILD-DUCK.
Harlequin Duck
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 560
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