. Fowls of the air [microform]. Birds; Game and game birds; Oiseaux; Gibier. skill in swimming. Then he goes to the creeks and harbors. ^^^Uaaaeekho Along the shore a flock of his own kind, apparently, are feeding in quiet water. Straight in he comes with unsuspecting soul, the morning light shining full on his white breast and bright red feet as he steadies him- self to take tb'? water. But bang, bang! go the guns; and splash, splash! fall his com- panions ; and out of a heap of seaweed come a man and a dog; and away he goes, sadly puzzled at the painted decoys in the water, to think it all o
. Fowls of the air [microform]. Birds; Game and game birds; Oiseaux; Gibier. skill in swimming. Then he goes to the creeks and harbors. ^^^Uaaaeekho Along the shore a flock of his own kind, apparently, are feeding in quiet water. Straight in he comes with unsuspecting soul, the morning light shining full on his white breast and bright red feet as he steadies him- self to take tb'? water. But bang, bang! go the guns; and splash, splash! fall his com- panions ; and out of a heap of seaweed come a man and a dog; and away he goes, sadly puzzled at the painted decoys in the water, to think it all over in hunger and sorrow. Then the weather grows cold, and a freeze-up covers all his feeding grounds. Under his beautiful feathers the bones project to spoil the contour of â¢-S/^t»"'^^Sv Y ' round plump body. He is ⢠â s^^sy; famished now; he watches the gulls to sec what they eat. When he finds out, he forgets. 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 Long, William J. (William Joseph), 1866 or 7-1952. Toronto : Copp, Clark
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