Southern pochard eggs for 20 to 28 days. Once the eggs hatch, the mother leads them immediately to water. The southern pochard eats mainly aquatic plants, which it finds when diving. Also, the adults tend to feed on larvae, pupae, aquatic animals, and plant material. Southern pochard The southern pochard ("Netta erythrophthalma") is a species of duck, and a member of the genus "Netta". There are two subspecies, the South American (southern) pochard "N. e. erythrophthalma" (Wied-Neuwied, 1833) and the African (southern) pochard "N. e. brunnea" (Eyton, 1838). The South American pochard has a fragmented range and is found from Colombia, Venezuela,
What is a Masterpiece? What is a Masterpiece? What is a Masterpiece? is a 1979 non-fiction book by British historian Kenneth Clark. It is a transcribed version of the Walter Neurath memorial lectures given by Clark. The work, initially released on 1 January 1979, received a Thames & Hudson republication on 1 May 1992. Kenneth Clark had already achieved fame with a series of popular books while also serving as, from 1969 on, the writer, producer and presenter of the BBC programme, "Civilisation", a pioneering television documentary series. The prestigious series earned a Peabody Award as well as general commercial success. In the work,