Ringneck

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scaup \Scaup\ (sk[add]p), n. [See {Scalp} a bed of oysters or
     mussels.]
     1. A bed or stratum of shellfish; scalp. [Scot.]
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     2. (Zool.) A scaup duck. See below.


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     {Scaup duck} (Zool.), any one of several species of northern
        ducks of the genus {Aythya}, or {Fuligula}. The adult
        males are, in large part, black. The three North American
        species are: the greater scaup duck ({Aythya marila}, var.
        nearctica), called also {broadbill}, {bluebill},
        {blackhead}, {flock duck}, {flocking fowl}, and {raft
        duck}; the lesser scaup duck ({Aythya affinis}), called
        also {little bluebill}, {river broadbill}, and {shuffler};
        the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck ({Aythya
        collaris}), called also {black jack}, {ringneck},
        {ringbill}, {ringbill shuffler}, etc. See Illust. of
        {Ring-necked duck}, under {Ring-necked}. The common
        European scaup, or mussel, duck ({Aythya marila}), closely
        resembles the American variety.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ringneck \Ring"neck`\, n.
     1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of small plovers of the
        genus {Aegialitis}, having a ring around the neck. The
        ring is black in summer, but becomes brown or gray in
        winter. The semipalmated plover ({Aegialitis semipalmata})
        and the piping plover ({Aegialitis meloda}) are common
        North American species. Called also {ring plover}, and
        {ring-necked plover}.
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     2. (Zool.) The ring-necked duck.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ring-necked \Ring"-necked`\, a. (Zool.)
     Having a well defined ring of color around the neck.
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     {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}.
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