l8o DUCK SHOOTING. 



for I noticed the birds rarely settled on the water where 

 it was running swiftly. This duck decoys readily in 

 such situations and will come right in, and, if permitted, 

 settle among the wooden counterfeits. They sit lightly 

 upon the water and rise at once without effort or much 

 splashing. The flight is very rapid and is accompanied 

 with the same whistling of the wings so noticeable in 

 the common golden-eye. In stormy weather this bird 

 keeps close to the banks, seeking shelter from the winds. 

 It dives as expertly as its relative and frequently re- 

 mains under water for a considerable time. The flesh 

 of those killed upon the river was tender and of good 

 flavor, fish evidently not having figured much as an 

 article of their diet.'* 



