Natural history of animals; . ck head, neck, bill, feet,and tail. Wild Geese are seen in early spring in largeflocks, moving northward, where they rear their young,returning south in autumn. The peculiar noise madeby a flock as they pass over is familiar to all. Theyare sometimes tamed, but often manifest a desire tojoin the migrating flocks. A wild goose was kept allwinter with a flock of common geese. The followingspring it joined a party of its own kind which was pass-ing over. The next autumn, as a flock of wild geesewas returning southward, three of the number sepa-rated from the others a
Natural history of animals; . ck head, neck, bill, feet,and tail. Wild Geese are seen in early spring in largeflocks, moving northward, where they rear their young,returning south in autumn. The peculiar noise madeby a flock as they pass over is familiar to all. Theyare sometimes tamed, but often manifest a desire tojoin the migrating flocks. A wild goose was kept allwinter with a flock of common geese. The followingspring it joined a party of its own kind which was pass-ing over. The next autumn, as a flock of wild geesewas returning southward, three of the number sepa-rated from the others and alighted in the poultry yard. SWIMMERS. 109 They proved to be the long-lost goose, and two of heryoung. The Mallard, or Greenhead, is about two feet long,and has the plumage of the head bright green ; thereis a white ring around the neck, and the general colorof the body is brownish. This is the parent of theDomestic Duck. The Wood Duck is smaller than the Greenhead, andits plumage excels in beauty that of all other Fig. 159.—Wood Duck. It builds its nest in a hollow tree or limb; and if thenest is over water, the young, as soon as hatched, dropinto it ; if not, they fall to the ground, and are led orcarried to the water by the parent. The Canvasback is about the size of the WoodDuck, with a chestnut-colored head, and the otherparts white and black. The Eider Duck is one of the largest of the Ducks;colors, black and white. It lives in the cold north no VERTEBRATES : BIRDS.
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