blue duck

British  

noun

1. Also called: whio.  a mountain duck, Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos , of New Zealand having a mostly lead-blue plumage

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blue duck

And yet, here comes DeChambeau, a blue duck in a sea of vanilla.

From Golf Digest ● Aug. 26, 2018

Sean, Josie, Peggy, come in for yeer tea, come in at wanst for the fresh bread and butter and the gorgeous blue duck egg what no one else in the lane have.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

I have seen very good blue duck shooting on the Waimakiriri river, but 50 per cent. of the birds were lost for want of a retriever bold enough to face that formidable river.

From Station Amusements in New Zealand by Barker, Lady (Mary Anne)

Thus were pearls first created, and for this the blue duck received its lovely plumage.  ····· p.

From Finnish Legends for English Children by Eivind, R.

Their blue duck clothing and bare brown arms appeared among the white and ochre tinting of the grass that seemed charged with brightness, and the sounds of their activity came up to her.

From Hawtrey's Deputy by Cuneo, Cyrus