Species, Age and Sex Identification of Ducks Using Wing Plumage

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Species, Age and Sex Identification of Ducks Using Wing Plumage

This publication contains procedures used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to determine the species, sex and age composition of the harvest of North American ducks using detached wings contributed by hunters.

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Samuel M. Carney, USFWS
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