feral hybrid of, i. 190.

Duck, penguin, hybrid of, with Egyptian goose, ii. [68].

Duck, wild, difficulty of rearing, ii. [233];

effects of domestication on, ii. [278].

Ducks, breeds of, i. 276-277;

origin of, i. 277;

history of, ibid.;

wild, easily tamed, i. 278-279;

fertility of breeds of, when crossed, i. 279;

with the plumage of Anas boschas, i. 280;