gadwall
a grayish-brown wild duck, Anas strepera, found in temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
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In the autumn the lakes in this neighbourhood are the resort of large packs of wigeon, gadwall and pochard.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryThe gadwall is really a southern duck, coming into the United States to breed.
Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast | Harry Thom PayneI saw only one gadwall Duck; these birds are found in abundance on the plains where water and rushes are to be found.
Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2 | Maria R. AudubonA month later, however (in May), we obtained nests both of this Pochard and of the gadwall, both built among rushes on dry ground.
Wild Spain (Espaa agreste) | Abel ChapmanThe gadwall, which has been described as a "thoroughbred" looking duck, is the rarest yet mentioned.
Poachers and Poaching | John Watson
British Dictionary definitions for gadwall
/ (ˈɡædˌwɔːl) /
a duck, Anas strepera, related to the mallard. The male has a grey body and black tail
Origin of gadwall
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