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Sigiit-decoys. 



Living decoy animals and birds. 



Decoy-dogs, used in liiintiug ducks. 



Stool-pigeons. 



Tame decoy-ducks. 



Tame decoy-brants. 



Imitations of animals and birds. : 



Decoy- waders (carved in wood). 



25042. Black-breasted jilover (Squatarola helvetica). P. Braslier, New York. 

 25041. , Long-billed curlew {Numeneus longirostris). " " 



25043. Yellow-sliauks( Gam&e«a/ani)es). " " 



Decoy-waders (stamped in tin). 



25909. Black-breasted plover {Squatarola helvetica). Herman Strater & Sons, 



[Boston, Mass. 

 25908. Golden plover {Charadrius virg'micus) " " 



25906-7. Jled-hreasted srii\)e (Macrorhamphus griseus?). " *' 



25910-11. Monstone (Strepsilas interpres). " " 



These decoys are made boflow, stamped out in halves, hinged at 

 head and tail to open and nest together. One dozen plover 

 ■weigh 3 pounds, with box occupying a space of 8 J by 9 inches, 3 

 inches deep. Patented. 



Decoy swimming-birds (made from tlie skins of birds). 



7127. Skin of canvas-back duck {Fuligula vallisneria) stuffed with dry 



tnl6 grass and fitted for decoy with strings and weights. Pi-Ute 

 Indians. Robert Ridgway. 



7128. Skin of red-head duck {Fuligula ferina, var. auericana), fitted for use as 



decoy. Pi-Ute Indians. Robert Ridgway. 



7129. Same. Robert Ridgway. 



4783. Same. Pi-Ute Indians. Carson Lake, Utah. Capt. J. H. Simpson. 

 19031. Skin of widgeon {Marcca americana), fitted for use as decoy. 



Cooyuwee Pi-Ute Indians. Pyramid Lake, Nevada. Native 



name, Imoodooive. Stephen Powers. 

 29532. Skin of a pin-tail duck {Dafila acuta), stuffed for use as a decoy. P. 



Louis Jouy, Washington, D. C. 



Decoy swimming-birds (carved in wood). 



25040. Brant {Bernicla irenta). P. Brasher, New York City. 



25035. Mallard (Anas hoschas). Henry A. Stevens, Weedsport, N. Y. 



25242. " ^ " Male. John Krider, Philadelphia. 



25241. " " Female. " " 



29540. Black duck {Anas ohscurus). Francis Burritt, South Norwalk, Conn. 



25034. " " A. Stevens, Weedsport, N. Y. 



26051. Pin-tail duck {Dafila acuta). Jolm Krider, Philadelphia. 



26054. Bald-pate duck (ilfarecaawimcawa). Male. John Krider, Philadelphia. 



26055. " " Female. " " 

 25038. " " P. Brasher, New York City. 

 25031. Blue-wing teal {Querquedula discors). Henry A. Stevens, Weedsport, 



N. Y. 



