. The birds about us. Birds. 246 The Birds About Us. nested much southward of the present limits of their migrations in spring. Indefinite references to " wild fowl" in summer in old colonial records and travel- lers' journals and some manuscript records, seem to imply that many ducks were to be seen about our large watercourses during what is now their nesting season. The single duck that may be said to be a fixed resident is the Wood-duck, and it is highly probable that these birds were once extremely abundant and went about in flocks. The mallard and black duck, the gadwall and po
. The birds about us. Birds. 246 The Birds About Us. nested much southward of the present limits of their migrations in spring. Indefinite references to " wild fowl" in summer in old colonial records and travel- lers' journals and some manuscript records, seem to imply that many ducks were to be seen about our large watercourses during what is now their nesting season. The single duck that may be said to be a fixed resident is the Wood-duck, and it is highly probable that these birds were once extremely abundant and went about in flocks. The mallard and black duck, the gadwall and possibly the teal were resident to. Golden-eyed Duck. some extent in the seventeenth century, and the first two named are still found breeding south of Canada. That some non-mated ducks are always about, even in summer, is unquestionable. It occasionally happens that long after the migratory ducks have gone north,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Abbott, Charles C. (Charles Conrad), 1843-1919. Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott
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