pintail
Americannoun
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a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
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A Northern pintail duck was also killed by the fox, and three other flamingos were hurt and were treated at the zoo’s veterinary hospital.
From Washington Post ● May 13, 2022
As the Prairie Pothole Region goes, so goes the northern pintail.
From Slate ● May 10, 2018
First last August come the iconic northern pintail, an elegant duck, with its needle tail and long, slim profile.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 16, 2015
The detection in the pintail duck was the first time the H5N2 strain had been discovered in Washington, and the Tri-Cities outbreak was the first detection in the state’s domestic poultry, Castro said.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 14, 2015
He halted and dropped to one knee, scratching the hieroglyph of the pintail duck in the dust with his finger.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Mallards, teals and pintails are common on the Somerset Levels but according to Grahame Madge, the floods will have made it difficult for them to feed.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2014
For families, this can mean trading mouse ears for yoga mats, taking history tours, and spotting northern pintails in state and national parks.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2012
Since then, thousands of birders have observed it paddling among mallards, pintails and geese, said Lora Haller, who works at the Colusa Wildlife Refuge’s visitor center.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2012
These include blue-winged teal, cinnamon teal, and northern pintails.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2011
Here, in the creeks or rather pools between the reeds, live and breed a countless multitude of ducks of all possible kinds—quackers, half- quackers, pintails, teals, divers, etc.
From A Sportsman's Sketches Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I by Garnett, Constance
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