CONTENTS. 



Para. Subject. I'age- 



TAirr 1. 



riiArTi-ii I. 



Mfithods of IhccJi Shootinff. 



1. Various nK^Miods of l')n(M< sliootinor — " Walking 



Up," Wildfowlino-, and llrivinsif ■ ■ .. 1 



CllAPTliU II. 

 Duck Driuinr/ m I Bnti-Shoifing f^r<ic)'>be(l 



2. Duck Driving: and Batt->^hootin»' Desiu'ibod .. 3 



PART II. 



C]Iapti:r ITI. 



Object, System nvd Arvcmervient. 



3. Object of the book . . . . . . 8 



4. S^'stem and arran<renient of the boolc .. 8 



5. The " Key " system follo-sved .. .. 9 



6. How to use the keys . . . . . . 9 



7. The plates illustratinp- key .. ,. 10 



CllAPTKU IV. 



Some Bi'da Cammonl)/ MiKtahen for Duck. 



B. Difference between the dncks and some birds 



commonly mistaken for them . . . . 10 



CiiArTi;ii \. 

 The TJiirtctn Species I'ealt With. 



9. Division of the ducks into tlirce main classes . . 12 



10. The thirteen species dealt witli .. ., 12 



11. \ernacular names .. .. 16 



12. The Sprciiluvi .. .. ]7 



1.']. Pesidcnts and mio'rants. . .. .. ig 



14. ])ates of arrival and departure .. .. ]H 



1.5. liirds with names that lielp to identification. . 20 



16 Kind of water on wliicli tlie various species are 



found . . . . . . 1 



