harlequin duck
a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish-gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut.
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The harlequin duck is a northern bird that comes but little into the United States on either coast.
Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast | Harry Thom PayneThe harlequin duck is the sole representative of the genus to which it belongs.
British Dictionary definitions for harlequin duck
a northern sea duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, the male of which has a blue and red plumage with black and white markings
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