| USA Colours - Grey (Mallard) |
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| Grey (Mallard) |
| The Male |
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| Head |
Iridescent green with greenish blue crown |
| Neck |
Iridescent green with white neck ring almost encircling the neck |
| Eyes |
Medium brown |
| Bill |
Yellowish green with darker bean |
| Breast |
Deep purplish red(claret), no whitelacing |
| Flanks |
Light grey, finely vermiculated with darker grey lines |
| Underbody |
Light grey ,finely vermiculated with darker grey line |
| Back |
Grey, shading to black towards rump |
| Rump |
Black with green sheen |
| Tail |
Medium brown bordered in buff |
| Undertail |
Black with green sheen |
| Primaries |
Grey |
| Secondaries |
Deepbrownish slate inner webs |
| Speculum |
Iridescent blue flanked by a narrow bar of black,and then a narrow bar of white |
| Scapulars |
Steel grey with bronze tingeto outer edge |
| Tertials |
Grey, shading to claret on outer edges next to speculum |
| Legs |
Dark orange |
| DEFECTS |
Absence of white neck ring,Frosting in bib, White in cushion, Incorrect bill colour, White primary feather, White under chin,Undefined edges to breast colour |
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| Grey (Mallard) |
| The Female |
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| Head |
Golden brown with deep green-brown band covering the crown, Light buff brown band from eyes to nostril and alsofrom ear to mouth |
| Neck |
Golden-brown with deep green-brown down back of neck |
| Eyes |
Medium brown |
| Bill |
Brown with dark bean |
| Breast |
Almond-brown, penciled with dark brown |
| Flanks |
Almond-brown, penciled with dark brown |
| Underbody |
Almond-brown penciled with dark brown |
| Back |
Almond-brown penciled in dark brown |
| Rump |
Almond-brown penciled in dark brown |
| Tail |
Lighter Almond-brown marked with dark brown |
| Undertail |
Almond-brown penciled with dark brown |
| Primaries |
Greyish-brown |
| Secondaries |
Deep brownish slate inner webs |
| Speculum |
Iridescent blue flanked by a narrow bar of black, and then a narrow bar of white |
| Scapulars |
Almond-brown penciled with dark brown |
| Tertials |
Dark brown finely laced with off white |
| Legs |
Orange |
| DEFECTS |
White primary,Evidence of white neck ring, Lack of iridescenceon speculum |
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