n CONTENTS 



BOOK II 



WILD-FOWL, OR SWIMMERS 



X>AGB 



XIX. THE WILD-FOWL, OR SWIMMERS . . .139 



XX. THE WILD SWANS 145 



XXI. WILD GEESE 148 



XXII. OTHER WILD GEESE 153 



XXIII. THE SNOW-GEESE, BRANT, ETC. . . .156 



XXIV. TREE-DUCKS 160 



SEA-DUCKS 



XXV. SEA-DUCK SHOOTING 161 



XXVI. THE CANVAS-BACK 171 



XXVII. THE RED-HEAD 181 



XXVIII. THE SCAUP-DUCKS 186 



XXIX. THE GOLDEN-EYE AND OTHER SEA-DUCKS . 192 

 XXX. OLD-SQUAWS, COOTS, AND EIDERS . . .197 



RIVER DUCKS 



XXXI. RIVER-DUCK SHOOTING 204 



XXXII. THE MALLARD 208 



XXXIII. THE DUSKY DUCKS 220 



XXXIV. THE TEAL 225 



XXXV. THE WOOD-DUCK 233 



XXXVI. OTHER RIVER DUCKS 236 



MERGANSERS 



XXXVII. THE MERGANSERS 241 



