58 ARTIFICIAL REARING OF WILD DUCKS 



season when they are easily reared. There will thus be 

 about two dozen eggs available for sale." 



On Long Island, N. Y., and elsewhere about the At- 

 lantic coast there are many half-bred ducks which can fly 

 fairly well, but the reader should insist that the ducks 

 purchased for a preserve have no infusion of domestic 

 blood. It is most desirable to have birds which will fly 

 high and fast. 



