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Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Banta, Nathaniel Moore, 1867- Schneider, Albert, 1863- Higley, William Kerr, 1860-1908 Abbott, Gerard Alan
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: Chicago, American Audobon association
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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DUCKS AND GEESE 71 June in the Devils Lake region in North Dakota. Thesenests were placed in tall grasses or reeds growing in waterfrom one-half foot to three feet deep. In no instance werethe eggs i^laced on the ground. The dry grass is massedtogether, forming a float, upon which the nest of practicallythe same material is placed. Frequently the birds constructa floating nest. It is a beautiful sight to observe the femaleas she leaves her nest, uttering a soft quack as she paddlesout of sight among the tall grass. Ten eggs taken June 3, 1900, were placed in a largenest containing one and one-half ounces of feathers anddown, plucked from the breast of the parent bird. Thedown serves as a means of incubation during the ducksabsence. CANVAS-BACK Few game birds are more celebrated than the Canvas-back; sportsmen and epicures find that it meets their idealof game qualities. It flies rapidly p,nd with directness, divesquickly, swims rapidly, and is remarkably wary and alert,while its flesh

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