ANIMAL RESOURCES AND FISHERIES OF UNITED STATES. 1 



Sight-decoy*. 



Living decoy animals and birds. 



Decoy-dogs, used in hunting ducks. 



Stool-pigeons. 



Tanie decoy-ducks. 



Tame decoy -brants. 



Imitations of animals and birds. : 



Decoy-waders (carved in wood). 



25042. Black-breasted plover (Squatarola helvetica). P. Brasher, 

 25041. Long-billed curlew (Numeneus longirostris). " 



25043. 



Decoy- waders (stamped in tin). 



25909. Black-breasted ploVer (Squatarola helvetica). Herman Strater & Sons,, 



[Boston, Mass^ 



25908. Golden plover (Charadrius virginicus) " 



25906-7. Red-breasted snipe (Macrorhamphus griseusf). {t 

 25910-11. Monstone (Strepsilas interpret). " 



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

 head and tail to open and nest together. One do/en plover 

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

 inches deep. Patented. 



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



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



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

 Indians. Robert Ridgway. 



7128. Skin of red-head duck (Fu Ugulaferina, var. americana), 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 (Mareca americana), fitted for nse as decoy. 



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



name. Imoodooice. 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 (Bernida brenta). P. Brasher, New York City. 



25035. Mallard (Anas boscha-s). Henry A. Stevens, Weedsport, N. Y. 



25242. " Male. John Krider, Philadelphia. 



25241. " " Female. " " 



29540. Black duck (Anas obscurus). Francis Burritt, South Norwalk, Conn. 



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



26051. Pin-tail duck (Dafila acuta). John Krider, Philadelphia. 



26054. Bald-pate duck (^fareca americana). Male. John Krider, Philadelphia^ 



26055. " " Female. " " 

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

 25031. Bluo-whig teal (Querquedula discors). Henry A. Stevens, Weedsport > 



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