shoveler2, shoveller (shuvler)

[Early mod. E. also shoveler, dial. contr. shouler; Shoveler ( Spatula clype at a ). Africa, and America. The male is of showy party-colored plumage, with glo y dark-green head white breast, purplish-chestnut abdomen, sky-blue wing coverts, and rich green speculum set in black and white, black rump and tail-coverts, blackish bill, orange eyes, and vermilion or red feet. The female is much le gaudy. The from 17 to 21 inches. The eggs are about 8 in number, little over 2 by 11⁄2 inches in size, pale-drab or head. Skelton .