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CHAPTER VII. 



American Bittern Its general Distribution Appearance Eggs and 

 Nest Excellent Flesh The Little Bittern Golden Plover 

 Different from European Bird The Ring Plover Highly Esteemed 

 " Killdeer" The American Woodcock Distinct from European 

 one Dimensions and Colouring Its Range Localities Habits 

 Season for Shooting Coverts Mosquitoes Difficulty of Shooting 

 Dogs necessary Migration The American Snipe Found in 

 Bushy Ground Compared with European Snipe Nest and Eggs 

 Migration to South Birds left behind Shooting Season Diminu- 

 tion of Snipe Return in Spring Curlew Esquimaux Curlew 

 Sandpipers The American Rail Its Excellence Plumage, Habits, 

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CHAPTER VIII. 



Extraordinary Quantity of Wild-Fowl Number of Geese annually pass- 

 ing over Canada Breeding Grounds in the North British and 

 American Species and Varieties of Anatidas The Trumpeter Swan 

 Peculiar to North America The American Swan The Canada 

 Goose Annual Migration Cautious Flight Lost in Fogs Domes- 

 tication of Return to Wild Life The White-Fronted Goose 

 General Distribution of Plumage The Snow Goose Note of 

 Its Food Delicacy of Flesh The Brent Goose Seaward Flight 

 The Wild Duck or Mallard Driven southward in Winter Stray 

 Birds Change of Plumage in Male Methods of shooting The 

 Shoveller Flesh highly esteemed Form and Peculiarities of Bill 

 Handsome Plumage Appearance of Young Assimilation of 

 Plumage Similarity to European Shoveller The Gadwall Its 

 Shyness and Cunning Swiftness of Flight Signification of " Gad- . 

 wall" Number and Colour of Eggs The American Pintail- 

 Superiority of Flesh Singular Change of Plumage Feeding in 

 the Forest Sleeping on open Water How to approach Colour 

 of Eggs erroneously described The American Teal Compared 

 with European Difference of Opinion concerning Plumage of Male 

 and Female Large Size of Nest The Blue-winged Teal Rude- 

 ness of Nest Excellence of Flesh Dislike to Cold Return in 

 Spring Peculiarity of Flight Favourite Resorts The American 

 Widgeon Different from European Autumn Migration in Flocks 



