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	Duck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Duck is the common name for a number of types of bird in the family Anatidae.
		Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, smaller than their relatives the swans or geese, found in both fresh and salt water.
		Ducks should not be confused with several types of unrelated birds with similar forms, such as loons or divers, grebes, gallinules, and coots.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/d/du/duck.html (526 words)

	Labrador Duck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Labrador Duck (Camptorhynchus labradorius) was a striking fl and white eider-like sea duck that was never known to be common, and is believed to be the first bird to go extinct in North America after 1500.
		The last Labrador Duck is believed to have been seen at Elmira, New York on December 12, 1878; the last preserved specimen was shot in 1875 on Long Island.
		Although hunted for food, this duck was considered to taste bad and rot quickly and consequently was not sought much by hunters though it is thought that the eggs may have been over harvested.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Labrador_Duck (321 words)

	Ducks
		Ducks are found throughout the world from the Arctic regions to South America, Africa, and Australia.
		Ducks are classified in various ways by scientists, but a common grouping is based on habits and food.
		One of the most colorful ducks in the world is the male of the wood duck, a dabbler of the eastern United States.
	www.merribuck.com /Ducks.htm (1089 words)

	Darwin, The variation of animals and plants under domestication. Chapter 8 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Dixon remarks, "that the duck had not at this time become a naturalised and prolific inmate of the Roman poultry-yard." The origin of the domestic duck from the wild species is recognised in nearly every language of Europe, as Aldrovandi long ago remarked, by the same name being applied to both.
		The Penguin duck is the most remarkable of all the breeds; the thin neck and body are carried erect; the wings are small; the tail is upturned; and the thigh-bones and metatarsi are considerably lengthened in proportion with the same bones in the wild duck.
		In the Labrador duck the premaxillaries are rather broader than in the wild duck; and in two skulls of this breed the vertical ridges on each side of the supra-occipital bone are very prominent.
	pages.britishlibrary.net /charles.darwin/texts/variation/variation08.html (10021 words)

	Mr. Rick's Extinct Birds of North America
		Labrador ducks were fast fliers and good divers.
		Authorities look to similar ducks such as the scoters and eider ducks for insights into the Labrador duck's behavior and biology.
		Labrador ducks were also known as Pied Ducks.
	www.galaxynet.com /~corvid/bir/birr_ladu.htm (314 words)

	Ducks - Labrador Wildlife - A Scoff an' Scuff
		These ducks get so accustomed to people stopping to watch them that they will follow anyone who has not yet donated to their food bank.
		Most of the ducks pictured are male; we presume that's because the female does all the incubating, which takes around 28 days.
		At one time there was a Labrador Duck; however, they became extinct because people used their eggs for food.
	www.ascoffanscuff.com /lab/wild/wild09.html (193 words)

	KARL EICHWALD - LoveToKnow Article on KARL EICHWALD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		EIDER (Icelandic, i~dur), a large marine duck, the Somateria mollissime of ornithologists, famous for its down, which, from its extreme lightness and elasticity, is in great request for filling bed-coverlets.
		Generally the eggs and down are taken at intervals of a few days by the owners of the eiderfold, and the birds are thus kept depositing both during the whole season; but some experience is needed to ensure the greatest profit from each commodity.
		Every duck is ultimately allowed to hatch an egg or two to keep up the stock, and the down of the last ne~t is gathered after the birds have left the spot.
	www.1911ency.org /E/EI/EICHWALD_KARL.htm (1021 words)

	Pied Duck
		It is surprising that this species is not mentioned by Dr. RICHARDSON in the Fauna Boreali-Americana, as it is a very hardy bird, and is met with along the coasts of Nova Scotia, Maine, and Massachusetts, during the most severe cold of winter.
		The Pied Duck seems to be a truly marine bird, seldom entering rivers unless urged by stress of weather.
		The general colour is brownish-grey, darker on the head, cheeks, back, rump, and abdomen, of a lighter tint, approaching to ash-grey, on the throat, breast, wing-coverts, and inner secondaries, which are margined externally with fl; seven or eight of the secondary quills white; the primaries and tall-feathers as in the male.
	www.audubon.org /bird/BoA/F39_G5f.html (831 words)

	NoFrame Collections
		The last occurrence of the Labrador Duck in Canada was on Grand Maanan Island, New Brunswick in April, 1871.
		The Labrador or "Pied" Duck was prized for its favor by commercial hunters which contributed to its extinction.
		The small numbers of breeding ducks nested along the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the coast of Labrador to the south tip of Baffin Island.
	biotype.biology.dal.ca /museum/collection/collectNoFrame.html (496 words)

	Seabirds
		This endangered duck nests along fast flowing rivers in Newfoundland and Labrador, moving to the coast during the fall where it can sometimes be seen feeding on small marine animals along the pounding waves of a rocky shoreline.
		Many small islands off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador are honey-combed with tens of thousands of their burrows The common name of "Cary chick" or "Mother Cary's chickens" or "Mother Cary's children" is believed to be derived from an ancient Norse tale about a spirit that moved on the water and terrorized Viking sailors.
		Although Newfoundland and Labrador is blessed with huge numbers of seabirds, the history of the great auk and the Labrador duck - another extinct local seabird - proves that mankind must act responsibly or else face the possibility that other parts of or rich marine heritage will also be lost forever.
	wordplay.com /tourism/self_guided_tours/birds (5609 words)

	Birds: The Black Duck
		USKY DUCK, Black Mallard, Black English Duck, (Florida), are some of the names by which this well-known member of the family is recognized throughout eastern North America, west to Utah, and north to Labrador.
		The nest of the Black Duck is placed on the ground, in grass or rushes in the neighborhood of ponds, pools, and streams, in meadows and sometimes in swamps.
		Frazer found the nest of this Duck in Labrador usually placed upon the out-reaching branches of stunted spruces, which are seldom higher than four feet.
	www.birdnature.com /mar1898/blackduck.html (430 words)

	Camptorhynchus labradorius - Eider du Labrador (Canard du Labrador) - Labrador Duck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Labrador Duck was characterized by a bill that was wider at the end.
		The range of the Labrador Duck in Canada is not well known but it is thought that it nested in Labrador as well as along the Quebec North Coast.
		The Labrador Duck never seems to have been very numerous and the reason for its disappearance is still shrouded in mystery.
	www.virtualmuseum.ca /Exhibitions/Birds/MSS/Anglais/elabrado.htm (279 words)

	Darwin's Domestic Animals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The occurrence of a duck bred under so peculiar a climate as that of the Malayan archipelago, where the wild species does not exist, with exactly the same plumage as may occasionally be seen in our farm-yards, is a fact worth notice.
		Call ducks are remarkable from their extraordinary loquacity: the drake only hisses like common drakes; nevertheless, when paired with the common duck, he transmits to his female offspring a strong quacking tendency.
		These latter bones in the Call duck are short, and a line drawn from their extremities to the summit of the skull is nearly straight, instead of being concave as in the common duck; so that the skull resembles that of a small goose.
	www.avidpets.com /stories/darwins-animals.htm (3294 words)

	labrador - definition by dict.die.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Labrador n : part of the province of Newfoundland in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava peninsula in northeastern Canada [syn: Labrador]
		Labrador duck (Zo["o]l.), a sea duck (Camtolaimus Labradorius) allied to the eider ducks.
		Labrador tea (Bot.), a name of two low, evergreen shrubs of the genus Ledum (L.
	dict.die.net /labrador (103 words)

	Harlequin Duck
		The harlequins found in Newfoundland and Labrador are part of the eastern North American population.For some reason, or perhaps many reasons, the harlequins of Atlantic Canada are declining, little by little, towards the point of no return.
		Harlequin ducks may become sexually mature at two to three years of age, but like many seaducks, may not successfully raise young until they are older.
		Then the harlequin duck will continue to share our planet with us, and future generations will be able to experience their own harlequin romance.
	www.env.gov.nl.ca /snp/AnimalCare/EndSpecies/HarlequinDuck/HarlequinDuck.htm (1808 words)

	Species at risk - Labrador Duck
		The Labrador Duck was a sea duck whose closest living relatives are probably the eiders.
		The adult female was mostly brownish grey with a whitish chin and throat, and an upper breast mottled with grey and white.
		The Labrador Duck is thought to have bred in Labrador.
	www.speciesatrisk.gc.ca /search/speciesDetails_e.cfm?SpeciesID=10 (274 words)

	Duck Buster Kennels - Labrador Retrievers and Golden Retrievers Hunting Dogs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Duck Buster Kennels is located in Southwestern Idaho, in the beautiful Emmett Valley.
		We have a family operated kennel on our private 14 acres of farm land and orchards, with access to hundreds of acres of farms and state lands in the vicinity.
		This is a great area for training and hunting with labrador retrievers and golden retrievers, and we offer a variety of services all year long.
	www.duckbust.com (247 words)

	Labrador Retrievers and Puppies in Oregon
		The goal of Merganser Labrador Retrievers is to produce good looking, intelligent puppies that have a strong desire to retrieve, are structurally and genetically sound, have that wonderful loveable Labrador Retriever temperament, and are exceptional family companions and hunting partners.
		We believe that Labrador Retrievers should have nice broad heads, otter tails, good conformation, plus have that innate desire to hunt.
		All of our Labradors are house dogs, although not at the same time.
	www.duckdog.com (235 words)

	Photographs and descriptions of dogs. List of dog names.
		Newfoundland art is a reflection of the culture and heritage of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the screensavers and paintings by artists such as Dawn Baker and Lloyd Pretty Newfoundland and Labrador Art.
		Labrador Retrievers, by Liza Lee Miller and Cindy Tittle Moore They are: Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Flat Coated Retrievers, Curly Coated Box 1590, Stafford, VA 22555, Tel: 800-421-4026.
		British labradors kennels - Breeding, raising and training British Labradors to be exceptional hunting companions for upland game bird hunting and waterfowl as well as calm family dogs.
	big-dogs.ciide.com /big-dogsFR1800.html (8559 words)

	Species at risk - NATIONAL RECOVERY PLAN FOR THE HARLEQUIN DUCK
		The goal of this plan is to remove the eastern North American population of Harlequin Ducks from "endangered" and "threatened" status and to attain a self-sustaining population throughout the bird’s eastern North American range.
		The Harlequin Duck is limited to breeding in turbulent river habitats, and like the somewhat similar and extinct Labrador Duck Camptorhynchus labradorius, it has probably never been abundant in eastern North America.
		Merriam, C.H. Breeding of the Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus minutus) in Newfoundland.
	www.speciesatrisk.gc.ca /publications/plans/harlequin_e.cfm (8555 words)

	Canadian Biodiversity: Species: Species at risk: Labrador Duck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Labrador duck became extinct in about 1875 when the last known bird was shot on Long Island, New York.
		The reasons for its extinction are unknown but may include severe reduction of its invertebrate prey, hunting and egg-collecting, and their cumulative effect.
		The duck inhabited an area from the Canadian maritime provinces (summer breeding) to Chesapeake Bay (winter).
	www.canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca /english/species/endangered/endangeredpages/cam_lab.htm (83 words)

	Labrador Retriever \| Texas Duck Dogs
		At Texas Duck Dogs we specialize in breeding the finest labrador retriever puppies and in providing professional Labrador training to the Dallas/Ft.Worth, Texas market.
		Texas Duck Dogs not only will help you find the perfect labrador retriever but can continue to provide you with the services to take your lab to the highest level of performance possible.
		Texas Duck Dogs is a small kennel breeding one to two litters a year but can get you the labrador retriever puppy of your dreams at any time.
	www.texasduckdogs.com (247 words)

	Birds - Labrador Duck
		With a melancholy history equal almost to that of the Great Auk is the handsome Labrador or Pied Duck (Camptolaimus labradorius), which is now believed to be extinct, the last individual so far as known having been killed in 1878.
		It was a large, powerful Duck, from eighteen to twenty-three inches long, the male with the head, upper neck, upper breast, sides, and the Goose-like Birds much of the wings white, while the center of the crown, collar, back, and lower parts are fl; the female is brownish gray, with the speculum white.
		This species was a typical sea Duck, frequenting the Atlantic coasts of North America, probably breeding from Labrador northward, but coming south in winter to Long Island, New Jersey, and possibly the Great Lakes.
	www.oldandsold.com /birds/bd1-128.shtml (218 words)

	HTML\Birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The common eider, Labrador duck (extinct after 1875) and the Canada Goose where three of the varieties of birds that were hunted.
		Barreners migrate north in spring to nest on the barren plateau.
		In mid-May, fl ducks migrate north and inhibit the shores of coastal bays and rivers.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /agvituk/pomeroy/birds.htm (540 words)

	EIDER (Icelandic, idur) - Online Information article about EIDER (Icelandic, idur) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		duck, the Somateria mollissima of ornithologists, famous for its down, which, from its extreme lightness and See also:
		German Bett, probably connected with the Indo-European root bhodh, seen in the Lat.
		Every duck is ultimately allowed to See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /ECG_EMS/EIDER_Icelandic_idur_.html (966 words)

	Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 2002012670 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Publisher description for The little duck hunter : Labrador puppies and the promise of things to come / text and photography by Lee Thomas Kjos.
		After all, the Little Duck Hunter's journey from cute and cuddly fur ball to loyal retriever and family friend has elements that all Lab owners have experienced.
		Photographer Lee Thomas Kjos's brilliant color photographs capture these magic moments in the lives of little duck hunters-yellow, fl, and chocolate-from the time they're brought home to the time they venture out on their first hunt.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/description/globe021/2002012670.html (276 words)

	Identify a bird seen in Labrador by color (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		American Black Duck: Stocky, medium-sized dabbling duck with dark brown body, paler face and foreneck, and purple speculum bordered with fl.
		Head is large, glossy, and purple-fl with golden yellow eyes and a crescent-shaped white patch behind its usually dark bill.
		Female is dark brown with contrasting pale cheeks, chin and throat, and may exhibit yellow at base of bill.
	www.whatbird.com /birdexpert/statecolorsize/3/6444/303/birdexpert.aspx (375 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		T.M.T. Duck Calls- "Calls With The Master's Touch" Shown is one of Ralph's custom calls for John Hogan IV on its way to completion with his Chesapeake 'Elvis' on the hunt with Mallard in mouth and another Mallard in flight on the opposite side.
		All Ralph's call are given personal attention to when forming that perfect duck sound.
		This duck call, carved to be a Yellow La....
	www.mastershoppe.com /Catalog/ShowGroup.asp?GroupID=29 (247 words)

	Identify All Migratory & Exotic Waterfowl
		The Magpie Goose, Whistling Ducks, Swans, and Geese,
		Ducks, Pink-headed Duck, Pink-eared Duck, Blue Duck, Torrent Ducks and Freckled Duck
		Ducklings of Scoters, Golden-eyes, Mergansers and Stiff-tailed Ducks
	mawba.com /identify.htm (68 words)

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