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The Cayuga Duck is an improved black duck developed about 

 the middle of the last century in Cayuga County, New York. 

 Some early accounts of its origin stated that it was a domesti- 

 cated wild black duck, but it is much more reasonable to suppose 

 that it was developed by selection from black and nearly black 

 common ducks. 



The White Pekin Duck is a Chinese breed closely resembling 

 the Aylesbury Duck of England. It has an orange-yellow bill 



FIG. 125. Flock of Pekin Ducks 



and legs. No large ducks of other colors than white have ever 

 been brought to this country or to Europe from China. As far 

 as is known, the importations from China to England and the 

 United States consisted of only a few birds and were made about 

 18721875. Information about these is not very definite. The 

 most commonly accepted version is that they were brought to 

 England in 1874 and to the United States from England in the 

 following year, but some accounts say that both England and 

 America received them direct in 1873, and one account places 



