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== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
Having debuted in the 1919 novel ''[https://oz.fandom.com/wiki/The_Magic_of_Oz The Magic of Oz]'', the Lonesome Book is now in the public domain. Notably, Baum never clarified the Duck's gender, always referring to the character as an “it”. “Duck” is technically the name of the female of the species (with a male being a “drake” or “mallard”), although this distinction was becoming archaic even at the time of ''The Magic of Oz''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> publication; on the other hand, the Lonesome Duck's highly colourful plumage is highlighted, and in most real-world duck breeds, the male is the more colourful of the two.  
Having debuted in the 1919 novel ''[https://oz.fandom.com/wiki/The_Magic_of_Oz The Magic of Oz]'', the Lonesome Duck is now in the public domain. Notably, Baum never clarified the Duck's gender, always referring to the character as an “it”. “Duck” is technically the name of the female of the species (with a male being a “drake” or “mallard”), although this distinction was becoming archaic even at the time of ''The Magic of Oz''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> publication; on the other hand, the Lonesome Duck's highly colourful plumage is highlighted, and in most real-world duck breeds, the male is the more colourful of the two.  


== External links ==
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