Charitonetta albeola

Charitonetta albeola
Buffel duck Buf"fel duck (b[u^]f"f[e^]l d[u^]k`). [See {Buffalo}.] (Zo["o]l.) A small duck ({Charitonetta albeola}); the spirit duck, or butterball. The head of the male is covered with numerous elongated feathers, and thus appears large. Called also {bufflehead}. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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