. Among the water-fowl, observation, adventure, photography [microform] : a popular narrative account of the water-fowl as found in the northern and middle states and lower Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains. Water birds; Water birds; Water birds; Photography of birds; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux. Wild-Fowl of Wild-Fowl. Day," and three of us were exploring a patch of timber near the shore of a Dakota lake. Seeing a knot-holc in an oak tree, about fifteen feet from the ground, with a piece of white down clinging to its edge, I called to my friend t
. Among the water-fowl, observation, adventure, photography [microform] : a popular narrative account of the water-fowl as found in the northern and middle states and lower Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains. Water birds; Water birds; Water birds; Photography of birds; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux. Wild-Fowl of Wild-Fowl. Day," and three of us were exploring a patch of timber near the shore of a Dakota lake. Seeing a knot-holc in an oak tree, about fifteen feet from the ground, with a piece of white down clinging to its edge, I called to my friend to come and in- spect it, as a probable nest of the American Golden - eye Duck. No soon- er were we all under the tree than we saw, through a lower crack, a movement within. Directly a brown head appeared at the entrance, and the Golden-eye pro- ceeded to come forth. But she had a hard time of it. The hole was so small that a slender human arm could hardly be inserted. The poor Duck had to wriggle and twist back and forth like a snake, I should think for ten seconds, ere she was able to emerge and take to wing. It was a sin- gular and interesting sight. Then I climbed the tree and found that about two feet below the hole, in a bed of soft, snowy down, there were ten large fresh eggs of a greenish color. The cavity was so small that they had to be piled in two layers. It must have been the scarcity of suitable holes that compelled the Duck to submit to such discomfort. 197 BUT IT IS NOT ONLY AMID GRASS AND RUSHES THAT THE NESTS OF DUCKS ARE ; NEST OF AMER- ICAN COLDER-EYE IN THE KNOT-HOLE, CONTAIN- ING SEVEN EGGS. 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 Job, Herbert Keightley, 1864-1933. Toronto : Musson Book Co.
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