[Animal Art - Owen J. Gromme] Wood Duck flock (Aix sponsa)
From: Charles Perrien
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals
Subject: Ducks 95
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 12:12:15 -0500
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Wood Duck or Carolina Duck, Aix sponsa is a medium-sized perching duck. A typical adult is about 19 inches in length with an average wingspan of 29 inches. This is about three-quarters of the length of an adult Mallard. It shares its genus with the Asian Mandarin Duck. |
