Duck
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Sub class: Neornithes
Super order: Neognathae
Order: Anseriformes
• Water and mud straining beak.
• Beak is broad and flat.
• Edges of the jaw are furnished with horny serrations on transverse lamellae which act as a sieve or strainer enables water and mud to pass out while retaining the food in the jaw.
• Duck has swimming feet.
• Toes are webbed and only the anterior toes are united.