. American duck shooting. Duck shooting; Ducks. 144 DUCK SHOOTING. and another. Many of them are, therefore, not deHcate food, although, on the other hand, the far-famed can- vas-back, which belongs to this group, is one of the choicest of our ducks. There are various strongly marked anatomical and other differences within the group, which do not re- quire consideration here. They are described at length in various ornithological works. Mr. Elliot has pointed out that, as a rule, the notes of these birds are harsh and guttural. While the fresh-water ducks usually spend their time in the marshe
. American duck shooting. Duck shooting; Ducks. 144 DUCK SHOOTING. and another. Many of them are, therefore, not deHcate food, although, on the other hand, the far-famed can- vas-back, which belongs to this group, is one of the choicest of our ducks. There are various strongly marked anatomical and other differences within the group, which do not re- quire consideration here. They are described at length in various ornithological works. Mr. Elliot has pointed out that, as a rule, the notes of these birds are harsh and guttural. While the fresh-water ducks usually spend their time in the marshes and in fresh-water ponds during the day, the sea ducks, as a rule, resort to wide stretches of open water, where in moderate weather they rest dur- ing the middle of the day, resorting to their feeding grounds at evening, and sometimes feeding during the night and well into the 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 Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938. New York, Forest and stream pub. co
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