10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MANDARIN DUCK»
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mandarin duck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mandarin duck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
The Mandarin Duck is a small and (in the case of the males) spectacularly colourful species of waterfowl.
2
The Wood
Duck and the
Mandarin: The Northern Wood Ducks
According to my records in the last several years, the largest population of
wintering Mandarin Duck is in mountain (hilly) areas of southeast China. Typical
examples are Pingnan — about 1,200 individuals are found every winter;
Wuyuan ...
Lawton L. Shurtleff, Christopher Savage
Male unmistakable, but female and juvenile extremely similar to extralimital
Mandarin Duck. identification Male breeding Mainly blackish head with long,
shaggy, erectile crest, strongly glossed with green, blue and purple. Thin white
lines from ...
M. A. Ogilvie, Steve Young, 2002
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Woman and Chinese Modernity: The Politics of Reading Between ...
These writers are known collectively in history as the "Mandarin Duck and
Butterfly School" (yuanyang hudie poi), and their writings, "Mandarin Duck and
Butterfly literature" (yuanyang hudie fxu u%nxue, abbreviated to "Butterfly
literature" in ...
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The Dream of the Red Chamber (Abridged)
We must gently win her over by indirect means through Mandarin Duck herself.
But first let us get to work on Mandarin Duck! She will probably resist and be
bashful and coy in the beginning; I shall do my part later to dispel her doubts.
Once we ...
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Cheng Xiaoqing (1893-1976) and His Detective Stories in ...
The Mandarin Duck and Butterfly School and the May Fourth Movement Cheng
Xiaoqing was one of the most prominent members of the so-called “Mandarin
Duck and Butterfly School” (yuanyang hudie pai), his writings belong to the body
of ...
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Literary Societies of Republican China
There never was a school of twentieth-century Chinese writers who called
themselves the Mandarin Duck and Butterfly School, and no single writer has
asserted its existence or acknowledged being a member. Unlike other literary
schools that ...
Michel Hockx, Kirk A. Denton, 2008
In China and Japan the mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) still symbolizes
happiness and marital fidelity, yet studies have long revealed that mandarin
ducks force copulate and their population is dwindling, suggesting poor
attachment patterns.
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Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World
Aix galericulata [Mandarin Duck] × Aix sponsa (&) [Wood Duck] CHR? DRS. Allen
and Wilson 1965; Anonymous 1965; Avicultural Magazine 1904 (pp. 89–94);
Delacour 1928; Delacour and Mayr 1945; Gillham and Gillham 1996 (p.
Department of Genetics University of Georgia Eugene M. McCarthy Post Doctoral Researcher, Athens, 2006
The Mandarin Duck is a native of China, where it is held in great esteem, and the
Chinese are not easily influenced to part with them, for they are very loth to have
these birds pass into the hands of foreigners. Dr. Bennett, who had expressed a ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MANDARIN DUCK»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
mandarin duck is used in the context of the following news items.
Looking again at roadkill casualties
I finally realised it was an adult female mandarin duck. Of all the road casualties you expect to find in the Highlands, surely the most unusual ... «Highland News, Jul 15»
Duck decoy creators carve their spot in new company
Nottleman credits his extensive collection of mounted ducks, including the Chinese Mandarin duck and carving they are holding, with helping ... «Post-Bulletin, Jun 15»
Mystery Mandarin duck makes home on Nelson lake
The lone male Mandarin duck arrived out of nowhere at Lake Rotoiti in the Nelson Lakes National Park last November, and has stayed in the ... «The Nelson Mail, Jun 15»
Come Flight With Me | Helicopter SS15 Collection
The collection consisted of loose fitting garments featuring the deconstructed pattern of the Mandarin duck and was consistant with the label's ... «Nordic Style Magazine, Jun 15»
Novelist Li Ang's writing odyssey took her from sex to cuisine
In 2007, she released The Mandarin Duck and the Spring Feast, a novel about food and life. Apart from novels, Li has also recently started ... «EJ Insight, May 15»
Love a duck! Matchmaker Wendy Crowther delivers mate for …
Looking smug: A lonely male Mandarin duck on the lake at Crow Nest Park in Dewsbury is about to get female company. Picture by Ash Milnes. «Huddersfield Examiner, May 15»
Part 4 of Statistical Sampling by Bruce Truitt
... 'twas tough to find one who spoke plain English, much less Mandarin duck. (BTW, do you know how to recognize an extroverted statistician? «Accountingweb.com, Apr 15»
He must be quackers! Exotic Mandarin duck makes new home in …
Visitors to Crow Nest Park have been in a flap over the Mandarin duck which has landed on the newly-refurbished park lake. The stunningly ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Apr 15»
Meet Poppy, Woody and Cherrio: Roughly 300 birds, 60 species call …
Litchfield>> Poppy the Barn Owl, Woody the Wood Duck and Cherrio the Mandarin Duck were some of the stars of Saturday's show put on by ... «Torrington Register Citizen, Apr 15»
Moses Gate Country Park is town's best kept secret, but there is no …
There was a beautiful mandarin duck seen when I was out having our Sunday morning stroll, I posted on my timeline just for the Bolton News , «The Bolton News, Mar 15»
