Routing ffi&Jttofotol on a Etoer, etc. 



FOR killing common wild-ducks, that frequent a 

 river, you have only to go a little before sunset ; place 

 yourself against any dark bush or bank ; and there wait, 

 patiently, and out of sight, till they come down, and fly 

 round you ; which they will generally do several times, 

 before they drop into the stream or marshes. 



As wild-ducks most frequently betake themselves to 

 the springs and rivers about dusk, you have no occasion 

 to wait for them longer than just the last hour, or half 

 hour before dark; but, if they have been much dis- 

 turbed or shot at, they will not always fly sufficiently 

 early to be seen; though you may plainly hear the 

 shrill, and somewhat melancholy, sound of their wings. 

 If, however, the twilight is followed by a full moon, 

 these birds will often withhold coming to the river till 

 the moon has completely risen ; in which case you might 

 have to wait till an hour or two after dusk. But then 

 the sport is considerably better, and will last much 

 longer, with the additional advantage of your having a 

 continued good light for shooting. 



Wild-ducks generally come to the same place, unless 

 they have been shot at, or there should be a change of 

 wind and weather. 



