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Gray widgeon
Widgeon Widg"eon, n. [Probably from an old French form of F. vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio, -onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus Anas. The common European widgeon (Anas penelope) and the American widgeon (A. Americana) are the most important species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate, baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and whitebelly. Bald-faced, or Green-headed, widgeon, the American widgeon. Black widgeon, the European tufted duck. Gray widgeon. (a) The gadwall. (b) The pintail duck. Great headed widgeon, the poachard. Pied widgeon. (a) The poachard. (b) The goosander. Saw-billed widgeon, the merganser. Sea widgeon. See in the Vocabulary. Spear widgeon, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.] Spoonbilled widgeon, the shoveler. White widgeon, the smew. Wood widgeon, the wood duck.
gray widgeon
Pintail Pin"tail`, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) A northern duck (Dafila acuta), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also gray duck, piketail, piket-tail, spike-tail, split-tail, springtail, sea pheasant, and gray widgeon. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains (Pedioc[ae]tes phasianellus); -- called also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken, springtail, and sharptail.

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- Eurasian wigeon or European wigeon (Mareca penelope), also known as the widgeon or the wigeon, is one of three species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus...
- con****uous, having primarily gray and brown plumage. Both ****es have a pale blue bill with a black tip, a white belly, and gray legs and feet. The wing patch...
- (28 oz). This bird has an iridescent green-blue cap on its head, and a bluish gray bill with a black tip. The ch****s and forehead are white, the eyes are dark...
- Widgeon Valley National Wildlife Area is a National Wildlife Area located near the south end of Pitt Lake in British Columbia, Canada. The property was...
- Ruppia, also known as the widgeonweeds, ditch gr****es or widgeon gr****, is the only extant genus in the family Ruppiaceae, with eight known species. These...
- Wells Gray Provincial Park is a large wilderness park located in east-central British Columbia, Canada. The park protects most of the southern, and highest...
- original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2012-10-23. Gray, 1970, p. Gray, 1970, p.491 Gray, 1970, p.492 Gray, 1970, p.493 Wixey 1990, p. 135. Wixey 1990, p...
- British Columbia. Grays Peak is a prominent mountain in the park. Named after Robert Hampton Gray (VC) and his brother, John Balfour Gray, the peak is notable...
- studio work at Pinewood. The main helicopter used in the film is a Westland Widgeon painted in Royal Navy Rescue helicopter colours. The helicopter, registered...
- Leone (02°31′N 15°55′W / 2.517°N 15.917°W / 2.517; -15.917). Empire Widgeon was a 6,736 GRT C3-E type ship which was built in the Bethlehem Fore River...