10 LIVRES EN ANGLAIS EN RAPPORT AVEC «MUSK DUCK»
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MUSK DUCK B/z/ura lobata Male L 61-73 cm (24-29 in), WS 84-90 cm (33- 35 in)
; female L 47-60 cm (19-24 in), WS 68-81 cm (27-32 in) Monotypic. Remarkable
blackish-brown diving duck, male substantially larger than female; no confusion ...
M. A. Ogilvie, Steve Young, 2002
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Floodplain Wetland Biota in the Murray-Darling Basin: Water ...
Nests are constructed from the stems of surrounding vegetation in a rough cup-
shape that may be flattened during incubation (Marchant and Higgins 1990). The
diet of the musk duck primarily consists of aquatic invertebrates including insects,
...
Kerrylee Rogers, Timothy J. Ralph, 2011
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Anatidae: Anatidae,
Musk Duck, Branta, Blue-Winged Goose, ...
These are birds that are adapted through evolution for swimming, floating on the water surface, and in some cases diving in at least shallow water. (The Magpie Goose is no longer considered to be part of the Anatidae, but is placed in its ...
Books, LLC, General Books LLC, 2010
SOMETHING ABOUT THE MUSK DUCK. Tns: Musk duck, more commonly
known as Muscovy duck, is a native of South America, where it is found in a wild
state. The appellation Muscovy, by which term European Russia is often
designated, ...
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Stray Feathers: Reflections on the Structure, Behaviour and ...
Uniquely among waterfowl, the male Musk Duck has a leathery black flap or
dewlap under its bill, which increases in size and in the strength of its musky
odour in the breeding season. Normally, the male floats low in the water with his
stiff little ...
Penny Olsen, Leo Joseph, 2011
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General Zoology: pt. 1. Aves.- v. 14, pt. 2. General index
NILOTIC MUSK-DUCK. 81 flavoured, is much esteemed. They have obtained the
name of Musk-duck from their musky, smell, which proceeds from the fluid
secreted from the glands on the rump. They are naturally very wild and shy, but
when ...
George Shaw, James Francis Stephens, 1824
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Earth, Water, and Sky: A Naturalist's Stories and Sketches
lobe usually hangs quite loosely and resembles a piece of soft, the black leather,
it can be made thicker and turgid, presumably elusive through muscular action or
the expansion of the throat pouch. musk duck Indications of a remarkable ...
It also feeds its young bill to bill, like the musk duck (Biziura lobata); all other
waterfowl young find their own food. Whistling Ducks The eight species of
whistling ducks are also long legged compared with most other waterfowl, with
an upright ...
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The Fascination of Birds: From the Albatross to the Yellowthroat
Among my favorite bird species is the Musk Duck, the Darth Vader of waterfowl. is
Australian species is mostly dark gray. Some dark ducks have velvety plumage.
Musk Ducks look as if they have swum through an oil slick. ey swim low in the ...
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General zoology, or, Systematic natural history, by G. Shaw ...
flavoured, is much esteemed. They have obtained the name of Musk-duck from
their musky smell, which proceeds from the fluid secreted from the glands on the
rump. They are naturally very wild and shy, but when kept in confinement they
are ...
George Shaw, James Francis Stephens, 1824
8 ACTUALITÉS CONTENANT LE TERME «MUSK DUCK»
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musk duck est employé dans le contexte des actualités suivantes.
SolarCity, Musk Duck Suit Over Restated Financials
Law360, New York (April 28, 2015, 3:22 PM ET) -- A California federal judge ruled on Monday that a proposed shareholder class action against billionaire Elon ... «Law360, avril 15»
Aggressive fur seals attacking rare birds, pelicans and fishing nets …
The seals are attacking rare and endangered birds, such as the musk duck in the Coorong, and they're attacking pelicans, biting their legs off ... «ABC Online, avril 15»
How Perfume Got Its Stank On – Five Perfumers Look at the Use of …
... the musk beetle, musk duck, musk turtle, an alligator from Central America, the North American King Snake and from several other animals. «Basenotes, nov 13»
Tales from the Cryptozoologicon: BUNYIP
Other suggested explanations for Bunyip sightings include sightings of big fish, crocodiles and even of the Musk duck (Biziura lobata), a big ... «Scientific American, oct 13»
Dastardly duck's a real stinker
This was white man's first contact with the musk duck, also known as the steamer, and which is called "kodara" by the Noongar. Female musk ... «WA today, sept 13»
Nate Rice – on Musk Ducks and going “batshit crazy” for birds
BOB GOSFORD: Why do collections like the Academy's need so many specimens, using John Gould's Musk Duck specimens for example, ... «Crikey, avril 13»
Indigenous culture recovered
When he got down to Port Albert and put the canoe in the water there was Tuk, a musk duck sitting in there and she became the mother of all ... «ABC Online, juil 12»
Auckland: Winging their way back
Auckland's wetlands harboured takahe and fernbird, along with musk duck, flightless goose, bittern and crakes. Lagoons and estuaries were ... «New Zealand Herald, août 10»
