Coots - Bluepeter or Mud Hen
Widgeon - Slick Heads
Greater Bluebill - Broadbill
Ringnecks - Blackjacks
Drake Canvasback - Bulls
Mergansers - Hairy Heads
Buffleheads - Dippers
These are all names I've heard used regularly in various parts of the country.
In Cajun Country mallards are French Ducks, coots are poule du, bluebills are do gris, most ducks down there have their own french name.
Destry
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I was as virtuously given as a gentleman need to be; virtuous enough; swore little; diced not above seven times a week; went to a bawdy-house once in a quarter--of an hour; paid money that I borrowed, three of four times; lived well and in good compass: and now I live out of all order, out of all compass. Falstaff - Henry IV
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