86 THE OOLOGIST 
The Chinese Mandarin. Duck. 
. The. common decorative Chinese wild fowl. The nearest rival] to the 
Wood duck in beauty. 
The North American Summer or Wood Duck. 
The most beautiful of all known water fowl. Now supposed to be gradual- 
ly approaching extinction, and the easiest of all wild ducks excepting the 
Mallard to rear in confinement. Under preper conditions and treatment, 
they become very tame. 
