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goose-teal
n. the English name for a verysmall goose of the genus Nettapus. The Australianspecies are – – Gree...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
the common English name given to thesmall ducks of the genus Querquedula. In Australia, thename is applied to Anas castanea, Eyton; and to the Grey Teal, A. gibberifrons, Mull. See also Goose-teal.
1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition,' p. 291:
«Brown returned with . . . four teals ( Querquedulacastanea).» [The old name.]
n. the English name for a verysmall goose of the genus Nettapus. The Australianspecies are – – Gree...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris