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——刚从北风呼啸的家乡飞来。

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

绿头落地，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.

其中包括野和美丽的林， 经常被枪击， 现已经不那么常。

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.

因为几种种中有如此多的强迫交配，野是最常的例子，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.

两只颠倒的野和一只公鸡的图像，它们的羽毛被涂上典型的鲜艳颜色， 被称为庞贝红，也照亮餐馆， 并可能用为菜单做广告。