[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

scaup \scaup\ skaddp, n. see scalp a bed of oysters or
   mussels.
   1. a bed or stratum of shellfish; scalp. scot.
      1913 webster

   2. zool. a scaup duck. see below.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
scalp scaup duck aythya fuligula aythya marila broadbill 
bluebill blackhead flock duck flocking fowl raft duck 
aythya affinis little bluebill river broadbill shuffler aythya collaris 
black jack ringneck ringbill ringbill shuffler ring-necked duck 
ring-necked 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ringneck \ring"neck`\, n.
   1. zool. any one of several species of small plovers of the
      genus aegialitis, having a ring around the neck. the
      ring is black in summer, but becomes brown or gray in
      winter. the semipalmated plover aegialitis semipalmata
      and the piping plover aegialitis meloda are common
      north american species. called also ring plover, and
      ring-necked plover.
      1913 webster

   2. zool. the ring-necked duck.
      1913 webster
see also:
aegialitis aegialitis semipalmata aegialitis meloda ring plover ring-necked plover 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ring-necked \ring"-necked`\, a. zool.
   having a well defined ring of color around the neck.
   1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
ring-necked duck aythya collaris ring-neck ring-necked blackhead ringbill tufted duck 
black jack 

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