Canvas-back
a North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, the male of which has a whitish back and a reddish-brown head and neck.
Historical Examples
Woodcraft and Camping George Washington Sears (Nessmuk)
The Hunters’ Feast Mayne Reid
The American Senator Anthony Trollope
The Hunters’ Feast Mayne Reid
Birds Illustrated by Color Photography [February, 1898] Various
The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II James H. Mapleson
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches Eliza Leslie
North America, Volume I (of 2) Anthony Trollope
Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Robert Jennings
The Hunters’ Feast Mayne Reid
noun (pl) -backs, -back
a North American diving duck, Aythyra valisineria, the male of which has a white body and reddish-brown head
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