pintail
Americannoun
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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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The zoo said a Northern pintail duck was also killed by the fox and three other flamingos were hurt and were being treated at the zoo’s veterinary hospital.
From Washington Post ● May 3, 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
Earlier testing of wild birds had focused on Western Washington, after a northern pintail duck in Whatcom County tested positive for H5N2 avian influenza in December.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 14, 2015
Frightful might have remained with them had not a flock of pintail ducks come down on the shore below.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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
In every slough where mallards, blue- and green-winged teal, widgeons, black duck and pintails settle down to rest in autumn, gunners wait concealed in the sedges.
From Birds Every Child Should Know by Neltje Blanchan
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