whistling duck

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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any of several ducks that make a whistling sound in flight, especially the golden eye.

Quotations

1823

The following catalogue contains a list of the known birds of the Province with their popular names. Horned Owl . . . Whistling Duck. . . .

1935

Do not give bear meat or the meat of the whistling duck to the sick. . . .