. A hunter's adventures in the great west [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Chasse; Chasse. 300 FIELD FOR ORNITHOLOGICAI- RESEARCH. onr present rashness might entail. ' A short life and a merry one' was the motto which my old com- panion continually quoted. I thoroughly agreed in his choice of this adage, but pointed out as a strange contradiction to it bis grey hairs and numerous years. As we proceeded wild ducks became more nu- merous, as well as many of the smaller species of aquatic fowls. Wherever the water-lilies and reeds were abundant, these little beauties sported in multi- tudes. Surrou
. A hunter's adventures in the great west [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Chasse; Chasse. 300 FIELD FOR ORNITHOLOGICAI- RESEARCH. onr present rashness might entail. ' A short life and a merry one' was the motto which my old com- panion continually quoted. I thoroughly agreed in his choice of this adage, but pointed out as a strange contradiction to it bis grey hairs and numerous years. As we proceeded wild ducks became more nu- merous, as well as many of the smaller species of aquatic fowls. Wherever the water-lilies and reeds were abundant, these little beauties sported in multi- tudes. Surrounded by such interesting objects no one could feel lonely, nature, in her infinite wisdom, affording constant food for contemplation. Audubon, the ornithologist, was a fortunate man in having such a comparatively new field open for his researches. He certainly did his work well, but still there is room for others, for there are yet birds to be found here whose existence is far from uni- versally known. One of these is a species of jacana, not so large as the bird of South America., but possessed of very similar characteristics. Another is a diminutive teal, fawn-coloured, with a tinge of pink throughout the plumage, excessively swift upon the wing and difficult of approach. For some time I had known of its existence, as a year previously I killed one on a slough in a fevourite shooting ground, at which time I was disposed to believe it a lusus naturce. This day I saw over a dozen, all members of the same flock. I am inclined to believe that many different \ mmmm. 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 Gillmore, Parker. London : Hurst and Blackett
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