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birding aus
here's one for the duck experts --- while talking to an ex duck hunter the other
day, he told me that there are two distinct forms of Black Duck in the Gippsland
area of Victoria. One is a large bird with yellow legs, and its meat is very
pale. The other is smaller with green legs and dark flesh. This fellow first
hunted ducks sixty years ago, has spent much of his life in wetlands and the
bush, and is an intelligent observer of the natural world. He ruled out Mallard
hybrids. I believe there are other races of the PABD, do they occur in
Australia? Any comments would be appreciated, cheers,
Duncan Fraser.
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