[TN-Bird] Re: Monster Mallard

Hi Jeff, etc.,

My guess is that this particular mall-oid is a Rouen duck (as opposed to a 
ruined duck?), which is one of the plethora of domesticated malloids; the 
Rouen's colour pattern is the same as "normal" Mallards, just considerably 
fatter.

-S.P.McCool
Wakulla County, Florida, USA
USDA Zone 8B - Sunset Zone 28 - Heat Zone 9
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