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Webster 1913 Edition


Ring-necked

Ring′-neckedˊ

,
Adj.
(Zool.)
Having a well defined ring of color around the neck.
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
.