LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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MALLARDS IN AUGUST . vi 



THE DUCKS' PARADISE MAP : . 2 



YOUNG MALLARDS GOING TO FEEDING GROUNDS . . 10 



A LAKE FULL OP DUCKS 14 



BLUEBILLS SUNNING ... . . . . . 16 



HATCHED IN CONNECTICUT . . . . . . 16 



YOUNG MALLARDS ON A NEW JERSEY PRESERVE ... 24 

 WALLACE EVANS' GAME FARM . f . . . .30 



MALLARDS FLUSHED ON REARING GROUND .... 50 



INTERIOR HATCHING HOUSE . . ... . .52 



YOUNG DUCKS INCUBATED BY ELECTRICITY IN NEW YORK . 56 



DINNER TIME . . . 62 



AFTER DINNER YOUNG MALLARDS RETURNING TO LAKE . 66 



DUCKS AT LAKE WORTH 68 



PIN-TAIL EGGS . . .- . . ". . . .70 



WILD DUCKS IN CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK ... 70 

 EGG-STEALING CROW . . . , . . . .80 



DECOY OWL . . . . . ... .82 



GOOD BAG OF CROWS SHOT OVER A DECOY OWL . . .86 



A SCARE-FOX . .88 



BLUEBILL SHOT AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY BONNYCASTLE DALE 98 

 GAMEKEEPER'S COTTAGE ON AN AMERICAN PRESERVE . .106 



A MARKET GUNNER . 126 



WILD GEESE IN CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK . . . 134 

 WOODCOCK . ..'..'. . . . . . 146 



ENGLISH WILD FOWLER . .... 156 



PIN-TAILS 160 



