Some species such as scoters, harlequins and long-tailed ducks are rarely seen inland or at other times of the year. |
Fifty harlequins, in flowing robes, approached this castle wearily, for they were on foot, and the dust upon their garments betokened that they had traveled far. |
Falmouth has had both American and Eurasian wigeon this winter, as well as canvasbacks, redheads, greater scaup, harlequins, and Barrow's goldeneyes. |
However, the waters scoters, oldsquaws and harlequins call home are anything but hunter-friendly. |
This was the time also when the circus clowns, saltimbanques and harlequins began to appear on his canvases, with their own smiling kinds of loneliness. |
We ended up with a mixed bag of harlequins, common goldeneyes, buffleheads, surf scoters and black scoters. |