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Labrador duck
Labrador Lab`ra*dor", n. A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of Newfoundland. Labrador duck (Zo["o]l.), a sea duck (Camtolaimus Labradorius) allied to the eider ducks. It was formerly common on the coast of New England, but is now supposed to be extinct, no specimens having been reported since 1878. Labrador feldspar. See Labradorite. Labrador tea (Bot.), a name of two low, evergreen shrubs of the genus Ledum (L. palustre and L. latifolium), found in Northern Europe and America. They are used as tea in British America, and in Scandinavia as a substitute for hops.
Labrador duck
Skunkhead Skunk"head`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The surf duck. (b) A duck (Camptolaimus Labradorus) which formerly inhabited the Atlantic coast of New England. It is now supposed to be extinct. Called also Labrador duck, and pied duck.

Meaning of Labrador duck from wikipedia

- The Labrador duck (Camptorhynchus labradorius) is an extinct North American duck species. It has the distinction of being the first known endemic North...
- Long-tailed duck (formerly oldsquaw) (Clangula hyemalis) Genus Histrionicus Harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) Genus †Camptorhynchus †Labrador duck (Camptorhynchus...
- The Labrador Sea (French: mer du Labrador; Danish: Labradorhavet) is an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between the Labrador Peninsula and Greenland. The...
- harlequin duck (includes Ocyplonessa) Camptorhynchus, Labrador duck (extinct) Melanitta, scoters (6 species) Clangula, long-tailed duck (1 species)...
- Forces Air Command Labrador (HBC vessel), operated by the Hudson's Bay Company from 1866–1887, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels Labrador duck, extinct North...
- spectabilis Common eider, Somateria mollissima Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus Labrador duck, Camptorhynchus labradorius (Extinct) Surf scoter, Melanitta...
- became interested in ornithology. Dutcher took a special interest in the Labrador duck and owned a specimen of the last individual and used it as an example...
- three more possibly extinct birds: Carolina parakeet, p****enger pigeon, Labrador duck, great auk, pinnated grouse, and, possibly, the Eskimo curlew, Ivory-billed...
- Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province in Canada. The Strait of Belle Isle separates the province into two geographical regions, Labrador and the...
- Himalayan Mountain Quail 1873 Samoan Wood Rail 1874 Coues's Gadwall, a duck 1875 Labrador Duck 1879 Bonin Night Heron 1880 Macquarie Island Banded Rail Rodrigues...