The Jacksonians considered the Second Bank of the United States to be an illegitimate corporation whose charter violated state sovereignty, posing an implicit threat to the agriculture-based economy dependent upon the Southern states' widely practiced institution of slavery.
1 A male duck is called a drake, a female is called a duck. 2  Babies are called ducklings. 3  Ducks are related to geese and swans. 4  The duck is the smallest of them all and have shorter necks and wings and a stout body.
Likewise, the very common Mallard has a crestless silhouette, lacks bold white striping, and has much paler sides. The Mandarin Duck is a fairly common captive or domestic duck that you may encounter as an escape. Males are ornate, like Wood Ducks, but the head is white and orange instead of green.