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——刚从北风呼啸的家乡飞来。

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

其中包括野鸭和美丽的林鸭， 由于经常被枪击， 现在已经不那么常见了。

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.

因为在几种鸭种中有如此多的强迫交配，野鸭是最常见的例子，雌性实际上也有不通向卵巢和卵子的死胡同。

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.

两只颠倒的野鸭和一只公鸡的图像，它们的羽毛被涂上了典型的鲜艳颜色， 被称为庞贝红，也照亮了餐馆， 并可能用于为菜单做广告。