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Pekin duckling. The American Pekin is large and solidly built. The body is rectangular as seen from the side and is held at about 40º to the horizontal; the tail projects above the line of the back. [2]: 93 [16] The breast is smooth and broad and does not show a pronounced keel. The head is large and rounded, and the neck is thick.
This is a list of the breeds of domestic duck which have official recognition at national or international level. [1]Most breeds of duck derive from the wild mallard, Anas platyrhyncos, while a small minority are descendants of the Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata.
Pekin duck may refer to: American Pekin, an American breed of duck (the Pekin of the American Poultry Association) German Pekin, a European breed of duck (the Pekin of the Poultry Club of Great Britain) Peking duck, a Chinese duck dish; Peking Duk, an Australian music duo
The red-billed leiothrix was formally described in 1786 by the Austrian naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli under the binomial name Sylvia lutea. [4] Scopoli based his account on "La mésange de Nanguin" that had been described and illustrated in 1782 by the French naturalist Pierre Sonnerat in the second volume of his book Voyage aux Indes orientales et à la Chine. [5]
Peking duck is a dish from Beijing [a] that has been prepared since the Imperial era.The meat is characterized by its thin, crispy skin, with authentic versions of the dish serving mostly the skin and little meat, sliced in front of the diners by the cook.
American Pekin is part of WikiProject Birds, ... move to either Anas peking or Anas pekin per consistency with other articles using scientific names.
The Story About Ping is a 1933 American children's book by Marjorie Flack, illustrated by Kurt Wiese, about a domestic duck lost on the Yangtze River. [32] Make Way for Ducklings , a 1941 children's picture book by Robert McCloskey, tells the story of a pair of mallards who decide to raise their family on an island in the lagoon in Boston ...
The American black duck (Anas rubripes) is a large dabbling duck in the family Anatidae. It was described by William Brewster in 1902. It is the heaviest species in the genus Anas , weighing 720–1,640 g (1.59–3.62 lb) on average and measuring 54–59 cm (21–23 in) in length with an 88–95 cm (35–37 in) wingspan .