We went for a drive yesterday and my DH stopped to let me look at a mixed flock of ducks and chickens in someone's yard. They had some Muscovies. Beautiful, beautiful birds!
The Muscovy duck breed is native to Mexico, Central and South America. The term "Muscovy" means "from the Moscow region", but these ducks are neither native there nor were they introduced there before they became known in Western Europe. It is not known exactly how the name came about, only that...