. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. 94 BIRDS OF AMERICA The Water-Turkey is no more a " Turkey'' than the Nighthawk is a " Hawk," yet this is the name by which the American Darter is almost universally known to the people of the southern States where it is found. Of late years ornithol- ogists have adopted the name, dropping the word "Anhinga," which was formerly used. This species haunts the shores of tree-fringed lakes and rivers, as well as the wider stretches of lakes and sloughs, if bushes or trees are here con- venient upon which it can perch. It is a lo
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. 94 BIRDS OF AMERICA The Water-Turkey is no more a " Turkey'' than the Nighthawk is a " Hawk," yet this is the name by which the American Darter is almost universally known to the people of the southern States where it is found. Of late years ornithol- ogists have adopted the name, dropping the word "Anhinga," which was formerly used. This species haunts the shores of tree-fringed lakes and rivers, as well as the wider stretches of lakes and sloughs, if bushes or trees are here con- venient upon which it can perch. It is a long- necked, long-tailed, and short-legged bird about three feet in length. The general color of the male is a glossy black. The female has the entire head, neck, and breast grayish-brown. They are silent birds and live mainly in the out with only its slender head and beak exposed. Often it swims with body out of sight and with its long neck protruding in a most eerie and snake-like Drawing by R. I. Brasher WATER-TURKEY (J nat. size) A bird of haunting mystery silent places of the wilderness. Their whole life seems to be pervaded with a haunting mystery. It is undoubtedly the bird to which the rural preacher referred when he said, " Where the Whangdoodle mourneth for its ; When you come upon one sitting on some limb deep in the swamp it will at times fly swiftly out of sight, only to return again and again, each time higher in the air until, having attained an altitude of several hundred feet, it will circle about ap- parently on motionless wings like a Hawk. Again, and especially if it does not suspect itself seen, it will drop from the perch into the water beneath with only the faintest splash, and after swimming to a safe distance will cautiously peer. 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 rese
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