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Definition of Aix galericulata
1. Noun. Showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aix Galericulata
Literary usage of Aix galericulata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the British Museum by George Robert Gray (1848)
"108. t- 0. 4. New Zealand.—Presented by the New Zealand Company. The CHINESE TEAL.
Aix galericulata, Boie. Anas galericulata, Linn. SN i. 206.—PI. enl. ..."
2. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"... or Aix galericulata), a Chinese species. Both of these species have the power
of perching on trees. The SD makes its nest in the hollow of a tree. ..."
3. Concealing-coloration in the Animal Kingdom: An Exposition of the Laws of by Gerald Handerson Thayer, Abbott Handerson Thayer (1909)
"The Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) of the Orient, nearly akin to the Wood Duck
in all respects, has an equally beautiful and still more remarkable costume ..."
4. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania by Royal Society of Tasmania (1882)
"Blue Crane, Ardea nova? hollandiae, Mr. L. Massey. Mandarin Drake and Duck, Aix
galericulata; Javanese Pheasant, ..."
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