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king duck

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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the king eider of the Arctic, Somateria spectabilis.

Quotations

1775

The ice being driven four or five miles off shore, three flocks of king-ducks were seen flying to the northward.

1854

They saw reindeer, and brought back a noble specimen of the king duck. It was a solitary male, resplendent with the orange, black, and green of his head and neck.

1956

King Eider [is called] king duck (Nfld., "Labr.", Que., Ont.). . . .