. American duck shooting. Duck shooting; Ducks. 138 DUCK SHOOTING. black-heads sweep down over him as they prepare to ahght, can well imagine what this sound is like. The cry of the pintail in autumn and winter is a low, lisping whistle, but at other times it is said to utter a sound something like the quack of the mallard, and also one similar to the rolling note produced by the black-head. The pintail is quite a shy bird; its usual flight is high in the air, which gives it an opportunity to inspect the country for signs of danger. Often, however, if the weather is favorable, these birds come
. American duck shooting. Duck shooting; Ducks. 138 DUCK SHOOTING. black-heads sweep down over him as they prepare to ahght, can well imagine what this sound is like. The cry of the pintail in autumn and winter is a low, lisping whistle, but at other times it is said to utter a sound something like the quack of the mallard, and also one similar to the rolling note produced by the black-head. The pintail is quite a shy bird; its usual flight is high in the air, which gives it an opportunity to inspect the country for signs of danger. Often, however, if the weather is favorable, these birds come well to decoys, and are easily killed. There are few more graceful species than this. The long pointed wings, the slender form, terminating in a long neck and tail, and the swift flight, make the bird a very beautiful one. This species rejoices in many names, and some of them given by Mr. Trumbull are pied gray duck, gray widgeon, sea widgeon, split-tail, sprig-tail, spike- tail, picket-tail, sea pheasant, water pheasant, long neck, sharp-tail and 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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