. The American sportsman : containing hints to sportsmen, notes on shooting, and the habits of game birds and wild fowl of America . CHAPTER XXIII. CANVAS-BACK. ANAS VALISINERIA. Now all around us rising trains appear;AVild whistling wings on every hand we hear;The alarm of death amid their legions spread,In files immense they winnow overhead. THEIR HIGH ESTIMATION. --- OTH with sportsmen and epicures the^ far-famed canvas-back stands forth pre-eminent for the richness and delicacy ofits flesh; in fact, it is conceded in allquarters that no wild fowl in any portionof the globe can vie in flavo
. The American sportsman : containing hints to sportsmen, notes on shooting, and the habits of game birds and wild fowl of America . CHAPTER XXIII. CANVAS-BACK. ANAS VALISINERIA. Now all around us rising trains appear;AVild whistling wings on every hand we hear;The alarm of death amid their legions spread,In files immense they winnow overhead. THEIR HIGH ESTIMATION. --- OTH with sportsmen and epicures the^ far-famed canvas-back stands forth pre-eminent for the richness and delicacy ofits flesh; in fact, it is conceded in allquarters that no wild fowl in any portionof the globe can vie in flavor with thecanvas-back of the Chesapeake or Poto-mac. No variety of duck is more eagerlysought after by the sportsmen of our country, and no viand con-tributes so largely to enhance the enjoyments of the table among the luxurious followers of Epicurus as the presence of this delicious 313. 314 lewiss AMERICAN SPORTSMAN. fowl, served up piping hot, all redolent with the captivating fumesof its savory flesh; and, in the words of Wilson, canvas-backsnot only grace, hut dignify, the table; and their very name conveysto the imagination of the eager epicure the most comfortable andexhilarating ideas. The beautiful appearance, large size, immense numbers, andjuicy tenderness of these ducks, during their stay on the Chesa-peake and its tributaries, cause them to be persecuted with an un-relenting ardor by shooters collected from all parts of the neighbor-ing States, urged on not only by a healthful desire for sport, butdoubly stimulated by the more selfish motive of gain. Althoughthousands of these ducks are annually sent to the markets ofPhiladelphia, Baltimore, New York, and even as far south asCharleston, the demand for them at these places is ever the same;and the exorbitant price that they readily bring—two or threedollars per pair—is of itself a sufficient proof of th
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