Here in front of him was a wild mallard—just arrived from the home of the north wind.

此时，他眼前是一只绿头鸭——刚从北风呼啸家乡飞来。

Mallards landing, splashing on the water had her look up.

绿头鸭落地，溅起水花，让她抬起头来。

Among these are the mallard and the beautiful woodduck, now less common on account of being so often shot at.

其中包括野鸭和林鸭， 由于经常被枪击， 现已经不那么常见了。

Because there is so many forced matings in several duck species, mallards being the most common example, females actually also have blind alleys that don't lead up to their ovaries and eggs.

为几种鸭种中有如此多强迫交配，野鸭是最常见例子，雌性实际上也有不通向卵巢和卵子死胡同。

Images of two upside-down mallards and a rooster, whose plumage was painted with the typical vivid color known as Pompeiian red, also brightened the eatery and likely served to advertise the menu.

两只颠倒野鸭和一只公鸡图像，它们羽毛被涂上了典型鲜艳颜色， 被称为庞贝红，也照亮了餐馆， 并可能用于为菜单做广告。