. The American sportsman: containing hints to sportsmen, notes on shooting, and the habits of the game birds and wild fowl of America . CHAPTER XXIII. CANVAS-BACK. ANAS VALISINERIA. Now all around us rising trains appear;Wild 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 thefar-famed canvas-back stands forth pre-^ eminent for the richness and delicacy of^^ its flesh; in fact, it is conceded in allqiiarters that no wild fowl in any portionof the globe can vie in fla
. The American sportsman: containing hints to sportsmen, notes on shooting, and the habits of the game birds and wild fowl of America . CHAPTER XXIII. CANVAS-BACK. ANAS VALISINERIA. Now all around us rising trains appear;Wild 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 thefar-famed canvas-back stands forth pre-^ eminent for the richness and delicacy of^^ its flesh; in fact, it is conceded in allqiiarters 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 2G7
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