. La faraona selvatica degli Stati Uniti e Possedimenti britannici o, il cigno, oche, anatre e mergansers del Nord America [microformati] : con i conti delle loro abitudini, nesting, migrazioni e dispersioni, insieme con le descrizioni degli adulti e dei giovani e chiavi per la pronta identificazione delle specie : un libro per lo sportivo e per coloro desiderosi di saper distinguere questi web-footed uccelli e per apprendere i loro modi nella loro nativa selvagge. Gli uccelli acquatici; gioco e gioco-uccelli; Gibier d'eau; Gibier. !( Â â â ¢ Sf* â .j≠i' ho Â"^ i; h rp-. i86 uccelli acquatici. come una piccola edizione di Hoa

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. The wild fowl of the United States and British possessions, or, The Swan, geese, ducks, and mergansers of North America [microform] : with accounts of their habits, nesting, migrations, and dispersions, together with descriptions of the adults and young, and keys for the ready identification of the species : a book for the sportsman, and for those desirous of knowing how to distinguish these web-footed birds and to learn their ways in their native wilds. Waterfowl; Game and game-birds; Gibier d'eau; Gibier. !( â â ⢠Sf* â .j#i' i «^ i; h rp-. i86 WATER FOWL. like a small edition of the hoarse roll of the Canvas Back and other lars^e divint;- Ducks. The male Dipper has a habit, when swimming, of stretching out and drawing in its neck, occasionally raising its bill as high as it possibly can, at the same time puffing out the feathers of the head. 1 have noticed that this is done mostly in the spring, when its thoughts are perhaps " lightly turning toward love, " and it may be an attractive gesture com- mon to the cnurting season. At all events, when the head is held high in the air, with crest expanded and the sun shining on its brilliant coloring, he presents for so small a creature a very gallant and handsome appearance. The flesh of this Duck is very palatable, and is excellent when broiled. In the spring the males precede the fe- males on their northern migration, and arrive at their destination several days before their fair ones. The Dip- per feeds on a variety of objects, such as fish and mol- lusks on the sea-coasts, and snails, leeches, grasses, and other water plants in the interior. ^!i III CHARITONETTA ALBEOLA. Geographical Distribution.âNorth America, from the Arctic Ocean to Mexico and Cuba. Breeds from Maine and Montana, northward. Adult MaltâA broad white band extends from behind and beneath the eye to the occiput. Rest of head and top of neck, glossed with metallic green, purple, violet, and bronze reflec- tions. The feathers of

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• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1890
• booksubjectgameandgamebirds
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