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Australian Wood Duck vs Maned Duck

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Subject: Australian Wood Duck vs Maned Duck
From: "Geoffrey Dabb" <>
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 15:37:44 +1100
My own experience was that I used 'Maned Duck' until I found too many people asking me where the Assistant Duck was.  For almost all English speakers the pronunciation of 'Maned Duck' is exactly the same as 'Main Duck', the exception being some Australians who like to refer to the 'Mined Duck', which is likely to be perceived as a hazard to the Steamer Duck. 
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