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so as to be sure of intercepting any geese 

 which fly that way. Each person conceals 

 himself, by putting round him some brush 

 wood; they likewise make artificial geese 

 of sticks and mud, placing them at a short 

 distance from themselves, in order to decoy 

 the real geese within shot : thus prepared, 

 they sit down, and keep a good look out ; and 

 as soon as the flock approaches, they all lie 

 down, imitating the call or note of geese, 

 which these birds no sooner hear, and perceive 

 the decoys, than they go straight down to- 

 wards them; then the Indians rise on their 

 knees, and discharge one, two or three guns 

 each, killing two or even three geese at each 

 shot, for they are very expert. Mr. Gra- 

 harn says, he has seen a row of Indians, by 

 calling round a flock of geese, keep them 

 hovering among them, till every one of the 

 geese was killed. Every species of geese has 

 its peculiar note or call, which must greatly 

 increase the difficulty of enticing them. 



Anas. 47. Albeola. 199. 18. The Red Duck. 

 Faun. Am. Sept. 17. Edw. t. 100. Sarcelle de 

 la Louisiane. Brisson VI. t. 41. f. i. 



Severn River, N° 37 and 38. Fishing Birds. 



The descriptions and figures answer very well 

 with the male, except that the three exterior 

 feathers are not white on the outside, but 

 all dusky. 



The female is not described by any one of the 

 ornithologists ; and therefore deserves to be 



noticed, 



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