. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. Birds; Reptiles. 244 DTJOKS, GEESE, SWANS, AND PELICANS. The Poachard (Fig. 91) is, next to that of the Common Wild Duck, the Tariety which is most plentiful on our waters. It is almost as large as the latter; it makes its nest in the rushes round pools or lakes, and feeds upon the roots of grasses and aquatic plants, also on worms, moUusks, and small fish. They are plentiful in the eastern counties south of the Humher, and in the fen counties; and it occurs in A
. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. Birds; Reptiles. 244 DTJOKS, GEESE, SWANS, AND PELICANS. The Poachard (Fig. 91) is, next to that of the Common Wild Duck, the Tariety which is most plentiful on our waters. It is almost as large as the latter; it makes its nest in the rushes round pools or lakes, and feeds upon the roots of grasses and aquatic plants, also on worms, moUusks, and small fish. They are plentiful in the eastern counties south of the Humher, and in the fen counties; and it occurs in America, where, as Dr. Richardson states, it breeds in all parts of the fur countries, from the fiftieth parallel to their most northerly limits. Auduhon found it abun- dant in winter about New Orleans, in East Florida, and in Chesa- peak Bay. " Although they dive much and to a great depth in our bays and estuaries, yet, when in the shallow ponds of the. Fig. 91.—^Poachard {Anas feriiia), interior, they prefer dabbling in the mud along the shores, much in the maimer of the ; This bird reaches France in little flocks of twenty to forty in the month of October. It can easily be caught in nets. The Shovellek. English Syuontms.—Blue--wiiiged Shoveller: MoGillivray. Common Sho- veller : Selby, Jenyns. Shoveller: Montagu. Latust SvrroirsrMS.—Anas clypeata: Linn., Latham, Jenyns, Temminok. BhyncJiaspis: Bonaparte, MoGillivray. Eeench SvHOimis.—Canard Souchet: Temminok. Bouge de Riviere: Eiguier. The Shoveller (Fig. 92) is very common on the Seine and the Marne, where it is called Rouge de Riviere. It is smaller than the Common Wild Duck, and has a very long bill, with the upper mandible of a semi-cylindrical shape, dilated at its extremity,. 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 F
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