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The mallard (/ ˈ m æ l ɑːr d, ˈ m æ l ər d /) or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa. It has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa.
LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard is a 4-6-2 ("Pacific") steam locomotive built in 1938 for operation on the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at Doncaster Works to a design of Nigel Gresley. Its streamlined , wind tunnel tested [ 1 ] design allowed it to haul long distance express passenger services at high speeds.
Mallard was the name of an American band featuring ex-members of Captain Beefheart's Magic Band. [1]In early 1974, after the recording of the uncharacteristically mainstream Unconditionally Guaranteed album, the tensions between Captain Beefheart and bandmembers Bill Harkleroad (Zoot Horn Rollo), Mark Boston (Rockette Morton) and Art Tripp III (Ed Marimba) had finally reached a breaking point ...
Mallard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Andrew Mallard (1962–2019), wrongfully convicted of murder in Perth, Western Australia; Chante Jawan Mallard (born 1976), African American woman from Texas who was convicted of the murder of Gregory Glenn Biggs and sentenced to 50 years imprisonment
The Mallard complex refers to closely linked members of the Anas genus found around the world thought to all be descended from one common ancestor. Species in the mallard complex are known for frequent hybridization amongst other members of the complex.
Sir Trevor Colin Mallard [1] KNZM (born 17 June 1954) is a New Zealand politician and diplomat. Since 2023, he has served as Ambassador of New Zealand to Ireland . He was a Member of Parliament from 1984 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 2022.
Operation Mallard was the codename for an airborne forces operation, which was conducted by the British Army on 6 June 1944, as part of the Normandy landings during the Second World War. The objective was to airlift glider infantry of the 6th Airlanding Brigade and divisional troops to reinforce the 6th Airborne Division on the left flank of ...
Mallard Fillmore, a conservative politically oriented comic strip; Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard, a character on the television show NCIS; Gosalyn Mallard, a character created for the Disney animated series Darkwing Duck; Millard the Mallard, a fictional character and mascot of WRVA radio in Richmond, Virginia