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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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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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