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Falcated Duck at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre, Gloucestershire, England

Ducks at Narrabeen Lake, Sydney, Australia

Waterfowl are certain wildfowl of the order Anseriformes, especially members of the family Anatidae, which includes ducks, geese, and swans.

They are strong swimmers with medium to large bodies. They have historically been an important food source, and continue to be hunted as game, or raised as poultry for meat and eggs. The domestic duck is sometimes kept as a pet.

Some definitions of the term 'waterfowl' include the saltwater shorebirds or waders^{[citation needed]}, gulls, pelicans, and herons, as well as seabirds such as the albatross, and even the penguin^{[citation needed]}, but generally 'fowl' refers to birds used by humans.^{[citation needed]}

References

Madge and Burn, Wildfowl ISBN 0-7470-2201-1
Taylor and van Perlo, Rails SBN 90-74345-20-4

External links

Editorial cartoons by conservationist Jay Norwood "Ding" Darling.

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+'''Waterfowl''' are certain wildfowl of the order [[Anseriformes]], especially members of the family [[Anatidae]], which includes [[duck]]s, [[goose|geese]], and [[swan]]s.
-{{Otherships|USS Montana}}
+They are strong swimmers with medium to large bodies. They have historically been an important food source, and continue to be hunted as game, or raised as [[poultry]] for meat and eggs.  The [[domestic duck]] is sometimes kept as a pet.
-'''USS ''Montana'' (BB-67)''' was to be the [[lead ship]] of [[Montana class battleship|her class]] of [[battleship]]s in the [[United States Navy]]. She was the third ship to be [[ship naming and launching|named]] in honor of [[Montana|the 41st state]].
+Some definitions of the term 'waterfowl' include the saltwater [[shorebird]]s or waders{{Fact|date=October 2007}}, [[gull]]s, [[pelican]]s, and [[heron]]s, as well as [[seabird]]s such as the [[albatross]], and even the [[penguin]]{{Fact|date=October 2007}}, but generally '[[fowl]]' refers to birds used by humans.{{Fact|date=October 2007}}
-''Montana'' was authorized [[July 19]], [[1940]], and assigned to the [[Philadelphia Navy Yard]]. Before her keel was
-laid, construction was canceled [[July 21]], [[1943]].
-''Montana'' was the second battleship and third ship overall to be given that name; however, both battleships (the other being {{USS|Montana|BB-51|1}}) were canceled. As a result, Montana is the only state in the union during the modern battleship building period (1906-1946) to not to have had a battleship completed in its honor.
-{{DANFS}}
-{{US-mil-ship-stub}}
-{{Montana class battleship}}
+==See also==
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Montana (BB-67), USS}}
+*UK
+**[[Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust]]
+*USA
+**[[Ducks Unlimited]]
+==References==
-[[Category:Montana class battleships]]
+* Madge and Burn, ''Wildfowl''  ISBN 0-7470-2201-1
-[[Category:Battleships of the United States]]
+* Taylor and van Perlo, ''Rails'' SBN 90-74345-20-4
-[[Category:United States Navy Montana-related ships]]
+==External links==
-[[de:USS Montana (BB-67)]]
+*[http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ding/ Editorial cartoons] by conservationist Jay Norwood "Ding" Darling.
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-[[ja:モンタナ (戦艦)]]
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-[[ru:Монтана (линкор)]]
+{{Anseriformes-stub}}
-[[sk:USS Montana (BB-67)]]
-[[zh:蒙大拿號戰艦 (BB-67)]]
+[[de:Wasservogel]]
+[[eo:Akvobirdoj]]
+[[fr:Sauvagine]]
+[[hr:Ptice vodarice]]
+[[ja:水鳥]]
+[[ru:Водоплавающие птицы]]
+[[uk:Водоплавні птахи]]