. British birds in their haunts. Birds. THE LONG-TAILED DUCK. 521 emit various loud and rather plaintive cries, as well as cacklings of shorter guttural ;* Mr. Hewitson, who met with many of them in Norway, considers their note to be strikingly wild and most interesting. Farther north the Long-Tailed Duck is yet more abun- dant. Mr. Dunnt says, "This species (Callo) is very abundant in both Orkney and Shetland, an-iving about. THE LONG-TAILED DOCK. the middle of October, and departing again in the month of March. It is to be met with in all the inlets or voes, generally in larg
. British birds in their haunts. Birds. THE LONG-TAILED DUCK. 521 emit various loud and rather plaintive cries, as well as cacklings of shorter guttural ;* Mr. Hewitson, who met with many of them in Norway, considers their note to be strikingly wild and most interesting. Farther north the Long-Tailed Duck is yet more abun- dant. Mr. Dunnt says, "This species (Callo) is very abundant in both Orkney and Shetland, an-iving about. THE LONG-TAILED DOCK. the middle of October, and departing again in the month of March. It is to be met with in all the inlets or voes, generally in large flocks, never far from the land, feeding upon small shell-fish and star-fish. When on the wing it utters a musical cry, something like ' Calloo,' which may be heard at a great distance. From this cry it derives its provincial ; In the Arctic Eegions of both continents these birds are so numerous as to be known by the name of * Biitish Birds, vol. v. p. 196. + Ornithologist's Guide, p. 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 Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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