From: Charles Perrien
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals
Subject: Wood Ducks
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 11:54:59 -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. |