Burdekin duck

English Alternative forms en burdekin duck Etymology From en Burdekin a surname; named after the Burdekin River, Queensland, which in turn was named for Mrs. Thomas Burdekin, who provided assistance to the expedition during which the river was discovered (by Europeans). Pronunciation en EN-AU ck1 Burdekin duck.ogg AU Noun ~ en Australia countable The bird Tadorna radjah species, a protected species within Australia. en radjah shelduck en 1870 Edward B. Kennedy Four years in Queensland 116 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=tMwNAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA116&dq=%22Burdekin+duck%22&hl=en&ei=IujQTrbbOsiyiQfGwbzjDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&sqi=2&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Burdekin%20duck%22&f=false The Burdekin duck is also large, and bronze and white in colour. They are found in large numbers on the River Burdekin, from which they derive their name. en 2002 Rob Van Driesum Lonely Planet Outback Australia 388 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=8-jO2cfz-VwC&pg=PA388&dq=%22Burdekin+duck%22&hl=en&ei=k_rQTrr0MOyXiQfSzpW2Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Burdekin%20duck%22&f=false The park is one of Australia's chief refuges for several bird species, including the Burdekin duck and magpie goose. en 2003 Susannah Farfor; David Andrew; Hugh Finlay Northern Territory http://books.google.com.au/books?id=TsEMaLqw7OUC&pg=PA145&dq=%22Burdekin+duck%22&hl=en&ei=evDQTpijEuWTiQfai925Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Burdekin%20duck%22&f=false 145 The park is one of the chief refuges in Australia for several species, among them the magpie goose, green pygmy-goose and Burdekin duck. en 2005 Allan Marett Songs, Dreamings, and Ghosts: The Wangga of North Australia 17 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oFhUE_AlE8QC&pg=PA17&dq=%22Burdekin+duck%22&hl=en&ei=Zu7QTsKBKqy0iQfshOzLDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Burdekin%20duck%22&f=false The duck on his left shoulder is the chestnut teal (mudjigin), and the one on his right is a burdekin duck (tindirrgam). en Australia uncountable obsolete A food dish made from leftovers or ingredients to hand, usually including corned beef. 1977, Richard Daunton-Fear, Penelope Vigar, Australian Colonial Cookery, Rigby, 1977, 0-7270-0187-6 (discussing 19th century cookery), even the exotic-sounding "Burdekin duck" consists of nothing more than slices of cold beef fried in batter. en 2010 Marion Houldsworth The Morning Side of the Hill 214 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=vnQmkKW0fm0C&pg=PA214&dq=%22Burdekin+duck%22&hl=en&ei=evDQTpijEuWTiQfai925Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Burdekin%20duck%22&f=false It was loaded with food; sponge-cakes each higher and lighter than the next and oozing frothy cream, plates of sandwiches, egg and lettuce, corned-beef and pickle, and ‘Burdekin Duck’ made of bacon and tomato and cheese squashed up. en 2010 Jill Bowen Kidman The Forgotten King http://books.google.com.au/books?id=N3w4FqcofaUC&pg=PT679&dq=%22Burdekin+duck%22&hl=en&ei=bvzQTrHMLLCZiQf4vaDxDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Burdekin%20duck%22&f=false unnumbered You could turn corned beef into Burdekin Duck by putting strips of cold corned beef into batter, and puftalooners could be made with balls of premixed damper thrown into hot fat, and damper could be turned into brownies with sultanas and currants Further reading Raja Shelduck en Ducks Foods