Chilean pintail Chilean pintail The Chilean pintail ("Anas georgica spinicauda"), also known as the golden peck duck or brown pintail, is a subspecies of the yellow-billed pintail ("Anas georgica"), a duck in the dabbling duck subfamily Anatinae. Its local names are "pato jergón grande", "pato maicero" and "pato piquidorado" in Spanish, and "marreca-parda" or "marreca-danada" in Portuguese. The Chilean pintail is one of three subspecies of the yellow-billed pintail, and by far the most numerous and widespread. It is found throughout much of South America from extreme southern Colombia southwards to Tierra del Fuego, as well as in the Falkland Islands. The
Marinier Archipelago Marinier Archipelago The Marinier Archipelago groups the Odanak Islands, three islands located in the southern end of Lake Magog in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It is part of Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley. The larger island of the archipelago was originally , covered with grass, and used as pasture for a few cows brought to the island on a raft at spring time by the owner Ambroise Gaudreau. In fall, the farmer swan them back to the bank. When the Rock Forest hydroelectric dams was built in 1911, the water level of Lake Magog rose by about , which flooded many fields