. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. the c \N\ \s-r. u:k. that our southern neighbors may have an abundant supply in winter, and idle i" expecl the hunters of the Pamlico to refrain from shooting Redheads in Januar) that we ma) have enough and to span- in .March. The only real remed) lies in national legislation, which shall take account of the entire life i .; given species, and accord it protection at the times and places of greatest danger, irrespective of local and unenlightened opinion. The R
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. the c \N\ \s-r. u:k. that our southern neighbors may have an abundant supply in winter, and idle i" expecl the hunters of the Pamlico to refrain from shooting Redheads in Januar) that we ma) have enough and to span- in .March. The only real remed) lies in national legislation, which shall take account of the entire life i .; given species, and accord it protection at the times and places of greatest danger, irrespective of local and unenlightened opinion. The Redhead occurs with us in small flocks, and these sometimes visit the smaller lakes and ponds. Their food consists largely of vegetable matter. WHERE THE REDHEAD COURTS DESTRUCTION. which the\ obtain by diving. Like their better known relatives the Canvas- hacks, the) cat the eel grass (Vallisneria spiralis L.), commonly called wild celery: and their flesh cannoi then nor at am other time he distinguished from that of the latter birds. This duck is unusually prolific, and Rev. Herbert K. Job, win. has <b me such excellent work with the waterfowl, once found in a Dakota slough, a set of twenty two eggs,- all, as he believed, the product of one bird. No. 294. CANVAS-BACK. \. O. U. No. 147. Aythya vallisneria (Wils.). Description.—Adult male: Similar to preceding species, hut larger, hea< larger, hill longer, and no evident angle between hill and forehead; head anr. 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 Dawson, William Leon, 1873-1928; Jones, Lynds, b. 1865. Columbus, Wheaton Pub. Co.
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