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  All About Birds: Mallard
The Mallard is the ancestor of nearly all domestic duck breeds (everything except the Muscovy Duck).
The widespread Mallard has given rise to a number of populations around the world that have changed enough that they could be considered separate species.
Mallard pairs are generally monogamous, but paired males actively pursue forced extra-pair copulations.
www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Mallard.html   (390 words)

  
  Mallard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mallard is one of the rare examples of both Allen's Rule and Bergmann's Rule in birds.
The size of the Mallard varies clinally, and birds from Greenland, although larger than birds further south, have smaller bills and are stockier.
Mallards form pairs only until the female lays eggs, at which time she is left by the male.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mallard   (776 words)

  
 LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Number 4468 Mallard is a London and North Eastern Railway Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive built in the 1930s by the LNER and designed by Sir Nigel Gresley in Doncaster, England.
Mallard is the holder of the world speed record for steam locomotives at 126 mph (203 km/h).
Mallard was the perfect vehicle for such an endeavour; one of the A4 class of streamlined locomotives designed for sustained 100+ mph (160 km/h) running, it was one of a small number equipped with a double chimney and double Kylchap blastpipe, which made for improved draughting and better exhaust flow at speed.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mallard_(locomotive)   (742 words)

  
 The Mallard
The reason of this is merely that the Mallard, unlike the sea Ducks, is rarely seen on salt water, and that its course from the countries where it chiefly breeds is across the interior of the continent.
The Mallards generally arrive in Kentucky and other parts of the Western Country, from the middle of September to the first of October, or as soon as the acorns and beech-nuts are fully ripe.
Besides man, the enemies of the Mallard are the White-headed Eagle, the Snowy Owl, the Virginian Owl, the racoon, the lynx, and the snapping-turtle.
www.audubon.org /bird/BoA/F39_G4a.html   (3220 words)

  
 NatureWorks-Mallard   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The mallards is about 20-28 inches in length and has a wingspan of about three feet.
The female mallard is mottled brown and tan with a white tail and an orange bill.
The mallard is the ancestor of almost all breeds of domestic ducks.
www.nhptv.org /natureworks/mallard.htm   (421 words)

  
 CT DEP: Mallard Fact Sheet
Mallards are dabbling ducks and feed by tipping forward to submerge their heads and necks.
Full adult plumage is not acquired until the second year, with first year birds generally identified by their light brown coloration, faded and worn feathers of the wing, and by the notched juvenal feathers which may remain in the tail.
In the early 1900s, the deliberate release of captive-reared mallards assisted the mallard's establishment as a nesting bird in Connecticut.
dep.state.ct.us /burnatr/wildlife/factshts/mallard.htm   (881 words)

  
 MALLARD DUCK   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The male mallard, or drake, leaves the female when she begins incubation and forms a group with other males.
Although mallard ducks have been known to live as long as sixteen years of age, most of them only live for one or two years.
The mallard has only three defenses- swimming, flying, and camouflage, and it is prey to large mammals.
www.k12.de.us /warner/mallard.htm   (341 words)

  
 Hinterland Who's Who - Mallard
Mallards are one of the first ducks to arrive back on the breeding grounds in spring.
The Mallard is a typical member of the surface-feeding group of ducks, known as the dabblers.
Mallards are hardy ducks, wintering regularly in southern Ontario and southern British Columbia.
www.hww.ca /hww2.asp?id=54   (1783 words)

  
 The Mallard Duck. Bird Watching Mallard Ducks
The female mallard is a mottled brown with a white tail and the feathers of the inner wing are also purplish-blue.
Distribution - The mallard duck breeds in the north and winters in the south, along coasts.
Mallard ducks are a normally shy creature but do occasionally become tame in city parks and on reservoirs.
www.fishbc.com /adventure/wilderness/birds/mallard.htm   (164 words)

  
 Mallard   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Most mallards occupy extensive wetlands; however, they are very adaptable and can be found wherever their basic requirements of food, a permanent body of water, and cover are met.
Mallard ducklings are precocial, and are dependent on the hen mallard for their care and rearing.
The mallard is also a popular game bird and the Division is responsible for evaluating state population estimates and incorporating federal guidelines in the designation of season lengths and bag limits for mallards and other waterfowl.
www.dnr.state.oh.us /wildlife/Resources/wbirds/birdid/mallard.htm   (841 words)

  
 Mallard Manufacturing Corporation - Gravity Flow Conveyor Storage Systems
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 NYSite West Side - Mallard Duck
MALLARD DUCK (Anas Platyrhynchos from Latin Anas (duck) and from Greek Platys (broad or flat) and rynchos (beak).) "Mallard" relates to maleness from Old French "Wild drake" from masle: male.
NESTING AND BREEDING: In March and April the Mallard begins its migration northward towards its breeding grounds, which are typically in the numerous lakes of the prairie provinces of Canada or northern United States.
Mallards are primarily vegetarians who eat various seeds including corn, wheat, barley, bulrushes, wild rice, primrose, willow, seeds of water elm, oak, hackberry and other trees of swamps or river bottoms.
www.nysite.com /nature/fauna/mallard.htm   (672 words)

  
 mallard   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Mallard is the most abundant and widely distributed duck in British Columbia and has been recorded from sea level to 3,000 m elevation.
On the south coast, the Mallard loafs on estuaries and offshore in bays and inlets.
The Mallard is an extremely early spring migrant; in the interior, it is frequently seen on the first open waters of lakes and rivers.
www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca /nh_papers/gracebell/english/mallard.html   (1231 words)

  
 Welcome to the City of Mallard
The depot was the first building on the land plotted as the town of Mallard, although George Inman had a small house on his property, but the exact location is not known and Joe Milread had a small shack in the neighborhood.
Thus the town of Mallard became an incorporated town and it was recorded in Emmetsburg on July 19, 1895 at 5:30 p.m.
The children from the town of Mallard attended the Zaugg and Fish schools before a school was built in Mallard.
www.mallardiowa.com /about_mallard.htm   (620 words)

  
 The Mallard
The Mallard was one of many Gresley Class A4 steam engines built by LNER in the 1930s for high speed passenger transport along the East Coast Mainline (London-Edingburgh) shown in blue on the map.
The record run of the "Mallard" on July 3rd, 1938 was made with a six car streamline set plus a dynamometer car, with a total tare of 240 tons.
Although the Mallard was the fastest engine in the UK at the time, questions about whether or not it is officially the fastest train in the world often come up.
www.o-keating.com /hsr/mallard.htm   (826 words)

  
 eNature: FieldGuides: Species Detail
Since the Mallard is the ancestor of the common white domestic duck, still more can be added to the total.
Mallards frequently interbreed with domestic stock, producing a bewildering variety of patterns and colors.
Mallard courtship starts in the fall, and by midwinter pairs have formed.
www.enature.com /fieldguide/showSpeciesGS.asp?sort=1&curGroupID=99&display=1&area=99&searchText=mallard&curPageNum=1&recnum=BD0396   (322 words)

  
 UIOnline - Mallard
Mallard can be used as a central location for all the information pertaining to a course.
Mallard accomplishes this by using a simple question format that allows authors to use externally defined "modules" (called input types) to generate and correct questions.
Faculty that would like to request a Mallard site or a demonstration of what Mallard can do should send email to mallard@uic.edu with a brief description of their needs.
www.uic.edu /depts/adn/itl/uionline/mallard.html   (223 words)

  
 MALLARD Web Page
MALLARD was formed by BILL HARKLEROAD (Zoot Horn Rollo) and MARK BOSTON (Rockette Morton) who were vital MAGIC BAND musicians playing with CAPTAIN BEEFHEART from 1968 through 1974, along with master percussionist ARTIE TRIPP (Ed Marimba).
Their debut 1975 album "Mallard" and their second and final album from 1976 "In A Different Climate" are on one CD.
Mallard features great guitar playing (especially incredible slide guitar) by Bill Harkleroad, who arranged most of the music and who wrote a good portion of both albums.
members.aol.com /tedalvy/mallard.htm   (520 words)

  
 Mallard: Nature Snapshots from Minnesota DNR: Minnesota DNR
The mallard is one of the most popular ducks of waterfowl hunters and bird watchers alike.
In Minnesota, mallards mate in late winter or early spring.
Mallards swim with their tail held above the water, so when trouble comes, they can spring directly out of the water and into the air.
www.dnr.state.mn.us /snapshots/birds/mallard.html   (298 words)

  
 Mallard Place Duck Club - Day Hunt
Mallard Place's base location is situated on 58 acres of prime waterfowling habitat, which borders 1 ½ miles of the North Sauty Waterfowl Refuge in Jackson County Alabama and consists of 1500 acres of leased property along the Tennessee River.
At Mallard Place we treat our hunters as we would our friends, because that is what most become.
Mallard Place will help you arrange for your deer to be processed and packaged for your trip home.
www.mallardplace.com /hunting/dayhunt.html   (481 words)

  
 Welcome to Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church - Charlotte, NC   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church is looking for a Director of Christian Education responsible to develop, implement, and coordinate curriculum for all ages.
We also are a community of faith reflecting the dynamic driving the city of Charlotte, with roots sunk deep in the history of the area, yet changing as the community around us changes and develops.
Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church was established in 1824 as a Presbyterian congregation in the midst of the family farms of northeastern Mecklenburg County.
www.mallardcreekpresbyterian.org /index.htm   (360 words)

  
 Mallard - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Mallard - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
The mallard is a large and heavy looking duck.
Mallards in the UK may be resident breeders or migrants — many of the birds that breed in Iceland and northern Europe spend the winter here.
www.rspb.org.uk /birds/guide/m/mallard/index.asp   (232 words)

  
 Anas platyrhynchos
The Mallard is our commonest duck, the one you are most likely to be greeted by if you throw out food at your local park pond.
The female Mallard is the standard dabbling duck against which all the others should be compared.
Mallard in flight can be told by their relatively large size, the contrastingly dark-chested appearance of the males and the fact that the white borders on either side of the dark blue speculum are both equally obvious.
www.birdguides.com /html/vidlib/species/Anas_platyrhynchos.htm   (220 words)

  
 GNER.co.uk > On board our trains > Our Mallard trains
GNER's new Mallard carriages are the last word in space, style and comfort.
The interiors of all 302 carriages in our electric 225 fleet are being totally rebuilt and refitted as part of their transformation into Mallards.
The first Mallard train was launched by Her Majesty the Queen on October 9, 2003 at King’s Cross station.
www.gner.co.uk /GNER/YourJourney/Onboardourtrains/OurMallardtrains.htm   (169 words)

  
 NPWRC :: Assessment of a Mallard Model in Minnesota's Prairie Coteau
Summer hen mortality, probability of a hen being killed if her nest was destroyed, habitat-specific nest occurrence, habitat-specific nest survival rates, nesting attempts per hen, average clutch size, hatch rate, hen success, and number of hatched nests were estimated.
Current date- and habitat-specific estimates of daily nest survival, knowledge of attractiveness for nesting of a number of habitats, and information about hen body mass and seasonal survival are needed.
Assessment of a mallard model in Minnesota's prairie coteau.
www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/birds/malmodel/index.htm   (808 words)

  
 Towable Trailers: Mallard
Mallard® and Mallard Sport are high-quality, feature-packed travel trailers - at the same price you'd expect to pay for a used, second-hand trailer.
Request your 2007 Mallard brochure today and you can download a "sneak peek" PDF with currently available details on the all new 2007 Mallard.
With room to carry ATVs, motorcycles and snowmobiles, base camp with a Mallard ASV will never be the same.
www.fleetwoodrv.com /mallard   (245 words)

  
 Mallard Duck Printout- EnchantedLearning.com
Mallard Ducks are common wild ducks that live in Northern Hemisphere wetlands.
Mallards are about 20-23 inches (51-59 cm) long.
Eggs and Nests: Mallards build cup-like nests made of grass and leaves; they are lined with duck down (delicate feathers).
www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/birds/printouts/Mallardprintout.shtml   (193 words)

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