paradise duck

noun

Also called: putangitangi. a large duck, Casarca variegata, of New Zealand, having a brightly coloured plumage

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The beautiful Paradise duck is gradually retreating to those inland lakes lying at the foot of the Southern Alps, amid glaciers and boulders which serve as a barrier to keep back his ruthless foe.