Northern Pintail:
In 1897, the American Ornithologists' Union called the Northern Pintail simply the "Pintail". In their publiction "The Auk" (vol.XIV), they wrote: "Commonly known as Pian Queue from the resemblance of the long feathers of the tail to a grass called Pian. Also known as Sprig-tail and Long-necked Duck."
"The common pintail duck, (Anas acuta), is found here in vast flocks. The chief and myself killed twenty-six to-day, by a simultaneous discharge of our guns. They are exceedingly fat and most excellent eating; indeed all the game of this lower country is far superior that found in the nieghborhood of Vancouver. The ducks feed upon a small submerged vegetable which grows in great abundance upon the reedy islands in this vicinity."
-- John Kirk Townsend, October 18, 1836, while near Chinook, Washington, IN: "Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains to the Columbia River", published 1839.
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Brady Loop, Satsop, Washington ...
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Northern Pintail, male, Brady Loop, Satsop, Washington.
Image taken February 8, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 400mm.
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Northern Pintail, male, Brady Loop, Satsop, Washington.
Image taken February 8, 2010.
Canon EOS 40d, 400mm.
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Ridgefield NWR, Washington ...
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