CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933, The Mallard
Fund, Inc. ("Registrant") (1933 Act File No. 333-26791; 1940 Act File No.
811-7861) hereby certifies that the form of the Prospectus used with respect to
the Registrant, does not differ from that contained in Pre-Effective Amendment
No. 2 ("Amendment No. 2") to the Registrant's Registration Statement and that
Amendment No. 2 was filed electronically.
Dated: January 29, 1998 By: /s/ William S. Dietrich II
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William S. Dietrich II
President
