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gadwall
[ gad-wawl ]
noun
- a grayish-brown wild duck, Anas strepera, found in temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
gadwall
/ ˈɡædˌwɔːl /
noun
- a duck, Anas strepera, related to the mallard. The male has a grey body and black tail
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In the autumn the lakes in this neighbourhood are the resort of large packs of wigeon, gadwall and pochard.
The gadwall is really a southern duck, coming into the United States to breed.
I saw only one Gadwall Duck; these birds are found in abundance on the plains where water and rushes are to be found.
A month later, however (in May), we obtained nests both of this Pochard and of the Gadwall, both built among rushes on dry ground.
The gadwall, which has been described as a "thoroughbred" looking duck, is the rarest yet mentioned.
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