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LAKES AND STREAMS 



whence, as soon as the frost begins, they migrate to warmer countries, principally 

 at night, but by day as well when haste is necessary. Many mallards winter in 



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MALLARD OR WILD DUCK, 



Spain, southern France, Italy, Greece, and, in small numbers, northern Africa. In 

 February or March the birds return to their breeding-area, which extends from 



