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Subject: Hardhead
From: "Alan Leishman" <>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 14:45:09 +1100
Re Source of Hardhead Name

J.D. McDonaldin The Illustrated Australian Bird Names States that
"Hardhead Popular name, source not known, quoted by Hall 1906;
derivation not known." 

Regards,



Alan Leishman,
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>>> Craig Doolan <> 01/28/03 12:35pm >>>
Can anyone inform as to why a Hardhead is thus named?  Are their heads,
in
fact, harder that those of other duck species?

Craig Doolan

Conservation Extension Officer 
Community Bushcare
Environmental Education
Redland Shire Council

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