Defn: Any one of several species of small plovers of the genus
Ægialitis, having a ring around the neck. The ring is black in
summer, but becomes brown or gray in winter. The semipalmated plover
(Æ. semipalmata) and the piping plover (Æ. meloda) are common North
American species. Called also ring plover, and ring-necked plover.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The ring-necked duck.
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.
RINGSAIL
Ring"sail`, n. (Naut.)
Defn: See Ringtail,2.
RINGSTRAKED
Ring"straked`, a.
Defn: Ring-streaked.
Cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted. Gen. xxx. 39.
RING-STREAKED
Ring"-streaked`, a.