. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. SWIMMERS. 109 They proved to be the lonL;-lost goose, and two of her young. The Mallard, or Greenhead, is about two feet long, and has the plumage of the head bright green ; there is a white ring around the neck, and the general color of the bod)' is brownish. This is the parent of the Domestic Duck. The Wood Duck is smaller than the Greenhead, and its plumage excels in beauty that of all other Fig. 159. — Wood Duck. It builds its nest in a liollow tree or limb ; and if the nest is over water, the young, as soon as hatched, drop into it ; if not,
. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. SWIMMERS. 109 They proved to be the lonL;-lost goose, and two of her young. The Mallard, or Greenhead, is about two feet long, and has the plumage of the head bright green ; there is a white ring around the neck, and the general color of the bod)' is brownish. This is the parent of the Domestic Duck. The Wood Duck is smaller than the Greenhead, and its plumage excels in beauty that of all other Fig. 159. — Wood Duck. It builds its nest in a liollow tree or limb ; and if the nest is over water, the young, as soon as hatched, drop into it ; if not, they fall to the ground, and are led or carried to the water by the parent. The Canvasback is about the size of the Wood Duck, with a chestnut-colored head, and the other parts white and black. The Eider Duck is one of the largest of the Ducks; colors, black and white. It lives in the cold north. 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877; Tenney, Abby Amy Gove, 1836-. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book Co
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