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Meanings of aythya affinis in English

Common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads.

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Examples for "lesser scaup"
Examples for "lesser scaup"
1
Greater scaup prefer large open water areas; lesser scaup often use marshes and ponds.
Ducks at a Distance: A Waterfowl Identification Guide
2
Except for the wing marks, greater and lesser scaup appear nearly identical in the field.
Ducks at a Distance: A Waterfowl Identification Guide
1
The Argentine lake duck puts him to shame.
Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
2
This close relation of the bed bug has mating habits that make even the Argentine lake duck's look relatively tame.
BBC
3
Lake duck was good eating, but Shann had no time to hunt one now.
Storm Over Warlock
4
A flight of vivid green streaks marked a flock of lake ducks coming for a morning feeding.
Storm Over Warlock
5
"Down the lake duck shooting."
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town