Rod and gun . Bluebills—Duck and Drake Bluebills Flying 338 ROD AND GUN IN CANADA. Fritz Retrieving the DucksRediiead Drake Middle States, and the interior of theStates that abut on the AtkinticOcean, and especially where wild riceor wild celery was to be found, tiiescbirds were most excellent eatiny. On the Pacific Coast we find themigration of this bird to be totally different from its annual Northernand Southern flight over the Centreof the continent. Here the bluebillssettle; in the firstharbor that oflersgood food and shelter on their waysouth, from their breeding early i
Rod and gun . Bluebills—Duck and Drake Bluebills Flying 338 ROD AND GUN IN CANADA. Fritz Retrieving the DucksRediiead Drake Middle States, and the interior of theStates that abut on the AtkinticOcean, and especially where wild riceor wild celery was to be found, tiiescbirds were most excellent eatiny. On the Pacific Coast we find themigration of this bird to be totally different from its annual Northernand Southern flight over the Centreof the continent. Here the bluebillssettle; in the firstharbor that oflersgood food and shelter on their waysouth, from their breeding early in October or late inSeptember they remain in the oneplace until April and May, each suc-cessive flight playing a great gameof leapfrog, passing over the harboursalready filled with the southwardiiying host,l and settling in the firstlikely unused place. All over the middle of the continentthe bluebills begin to arrive late inSeptember, and after feeding for afew days or weeks on these prolificlakes and rivers, they take up theirflight and their place is taken by thebirds that h
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