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Page 133
... Anseriformes ) , include canvas- back , redhead , scaup , and allied species ( see pochard ) . They are found more frequently in estuaries and tidal lagoons than on the open sea . Sea ducks are any of the approximately 20 species of the ...
... Anseriformes ) , include canvas- back , redhead , scaup , and allied species ( see pochard ) . They are found more frequently in estuaries and tidal lagoons than on the open sea . Sea ducks are any of the approximately 20 species of the ...
Page 397
... Anseriformes ) . Eiders are heavy and round - bodied , with humped bills that produce the bird's characteristic sloping profile . They are the source of eiderdown- down feathers the hen plucks from her breast to line the nest and cover ...
... Anseriformes ) . Eiders are heavy and round - bodied , with humped bills that produce the bird's characteristic sloping profile . They are the source of eiderdown- down feathers the hen plucks from her breast to line the nest and cover ...
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... Anseriformes ) . The duck has been classified as endangered by the Australian government , which has taken measures to protect it . Fredegarius ( fl . 7th century AD ) , the sup- posed author of a chronicle of Frankish history composed ...
... Anseriformes ) . The duck has been classified as endangered by the Australian government , which has taken measures to protect it . Fredegarius ( fl . 7th century AD ) , the sup- posed author of a chronicle of Frankish history composed ...
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