Category:Ring-necked

Ring"-necked`, a. (zoöl.)

Defn: 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.