pintail
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pintails,
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pintail
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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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Origin of pintail
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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
State officials discovered the virus in the pintail duck as they responded to a die-off of wild ducks at Wiser Lake in Whatcom County.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2014
A flock of pintail ducks planed down over the papyrus marsh and vanished among the reeds.
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
Why, Cluff says there are lots of black ducks," Putnam answered; "and pintails, and teal.
From Dick Randall The Young Athlete by Ellery H. Clark
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