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The plumage coloring of both the Rouen drake and the Rouen duck are nearly identical to that of the Mallard drake and Mallard duck. The Rouen color pattern is referred to as gray. [ 2 ] Males have dark yellow bills, [ 3 ] green heads, white collars, black tail coverts and dark, ashy brown tail feathers, [ 4 ] a dark gray upper back and light ...
An 8 week old Khaki Campbell (rear) and a 13-week-old Mallard. Mrs Adele Campbell [12] commenced poultry-keeping around 1887 and later purchased an Indian Runner Duck of indiscriminate type which was an exceptional layer (182 eggs in 196 days), [13] [14] and which formed the basis in developing the "Campbell Ducks"; in her own words "Various matings of Rouen, Indian Runner and Wild Duck were ...
The erect carriage is a result of a pelvic girdle that is closer to the tail than other breeds of domestic duck. [2] This structural feature allows the birds to walk or run, rather than waddle, as seen with other duck breeds; they do not fly. [2] [3] [4] [a] Indian Runner ducks have a long, wedge-shaped head.
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English: Black East Indian and Rouen Ducks, illustration by Harrison Weir in: William Wingfield, George William Johnson, Harrison Weir (illustrator) (1853). The Poultry Book: comprising the characteristics, management, breeding and medical treatment of Poultry. London: Wm. S. Orr and Co., page 289.
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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 platyrhynchos, while a small minority are descendants of the Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata.