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Description of Shoveler Ducks and Sea Pheasant plumage
The text details shovelers with a spoon-like bill larger than wild ducks, green head, blue wing coverts turning white, and a red neck and belly in males. Females are greyer, with white and red shading. It notes feeding habits insect and frog based, incompatibility with poultry, and night hunting. It mentions sea pheasant and long-tailed duck from Newfoundland with two harp-tipped tail ends and a striking grey black plumage, brown head, and white bands on the chest aiding distant ID.
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Newfoundland
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