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Also spotted, but in fewer numbers, were snow geese, buffleheads, redheads, goldeneyes, American widgeon, ruddy, ring-necked, canvasbacks, scaup and wood ducks.

From Washington Times • Feb. 15, 2015

In 1929 Lord Grey got a pair of canvasbacks, duck & drake, from two breeders who had raised them from U. S. eggs.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the most excited U. S. gunners last week were the 1,000,000 duck shooters looking forward to their rendezvous with canvasbacks, mallards, black ducks, pintails.

From Time Magazine Archive

I continued my coaxing and in a few days three of the four young canvasbacks would come to me for food.

From Time Magazine Archive

When this news was understood by men, the shocked aristocracy let their canvasbacks grow cold and their burgundy stand untasted.

From The President A novel by Lewis, Alfred Henry