. The American sportsman: containing hints to sportsmen, notes on shooting, and the habits of the game birds, and wild fowl of America . P f ^. ANAS AMERICANA. AMERICAN WIDGEON, OR BALD-PATE. This Fowl, like the Ked-Heads, during their sojourn on theChesapeake and Potomac, is the constant companion of theCanvass-Back, upon whose superior skill in diving they dependfor a supply of the tender root of the Yalisineria, which theyfilch from these Ducks as soon as ever they come to the top ofthe water with it in their mouths. The Bald-Pates, as theseDucks are most commonly called on the Chesapeake,
. The American sportsman: containing hints to sportsmen, notes on shooting, and the habits of the game birds, and wild fowl of America . P f ^. ANAS AMERICANA. AMERICAN WIDGEON, OR BALD-PATE. This Fowl, like the Ked-Heads, during their sojourn on theChesapeake and Potomac, is the constant companion of theCanvass-Back, upon whose superior skill in diving they dependfor a supply of the tender root of the Yalisineria, which theyfilch from these Ducks as soon as ever they come to the top ofthe water with it in their mouths. The Bald-Pates, as theseDucks are most commonly called on the Chesapeake, are not farinferior in flavor to the Canvass-Back, and when in good orderit is not easy to distinguish them from the above Duck, Thosekilled on other streams, though excellent eating, will not com-pare with those that feed on the flats of the Chesapeake. Wid-geons are extensively scattered throughout the whole of ourAtlantic States, and are abundant in some of the West IndiaIslands; they are well known in the Delaware Bay. DESCRIPTION. The Widgeon, or Bald-Pate, measures twenty-two inches inlength, and thirty inches in extent; the bill i
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