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very few notes, but from what Heinroth (1911) says, it is evident that in habits 

 the Mountain Ducks do not differ radically from other members of the genus. The 

 female, like the female of the Paradise Duck, is very excitable and quarrelsome. 

 They pay little attention to smaller birds, but, especially during the breeding season, 

 they become the bane of larger species. Heinroth tells of a female who repeatedly 

 hounded her mate against a free-flying Nile Goose, which of course soon made off. 

 At such times, being unable to reach the opponent, the enraged mates in their 

 excitement would often transfer the attack to themselves, belaboring each other 

 with their wings. The stronger male was, very naturally, the victor. This point of 

 behavior is characteristic of the Paradise Ducks also. 



The Australian Sheldrake has been crossed with the Ashy-headed Goose (Chloe- 

 phaga poliocephala) (Poll, 1921). 



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