. Elements of zoölogy. Zoology. Fig. 284.—Red-headed pochard (Fulzgula), showing position in alighting. Island, northeast Australia, builds as a nest a platform of twigs about eight inches in diameter, raised in the bushes. The American spe- cies has a strong, musky- odor. They follow gulls on the Florida reef, forc- ing them to disgorge fish. Their oil is sometimes used in medicine. Order V. Ducks and Geese (Lamelliros- tres). Ducks (Anatidce). —About fifty-nine spe- cies of ducks (Fig. 284) are known in North America. They are swimming birds, and have a wide geographical range, all. Fig. 285
. Elements of zoölogy. Zoology. Fig. 284.—Red-headed pochard (Fulzgula), showing position in alighting. Island, northeast Australia, builds as a nest a platform of twigs about eight inches in diameter, raised in the bushes. The American spe- cies has a strong, musky- odor. They follow gulls on the Florida reef, forc- ing them to disgorge fish. Their oil is sometimes used in medicine. Order V. Ducks and Geese (Lamelliros- tres). Ducks (Anatidce). —About fifty-nine spe- cies of ducks (Fig. 284) are known in North America. They are swimming birds, and have a wide geographical range, all. Fig. 285.—Swan swimming, showing the web expanded and closed. then up. They faced the wind, which tended to blow them up and away, but by pitching down slightly they seemed to ride on the gale— like a kite—gravity acting as the string. They would retain this posi- tion for hours, and it was never attempted except when the wind was blowing a 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 Holder, Charles Frederick, 1851-1915; Holder, Joseph Bassett, 1824-1888, joint author. New York : D. Appleton and company
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