VI 



CONTENTS 



BOOK II 



WILD-FOWL, OR SWIMMERS 



XIX. The Wild-Fowl, or Swimmers 

 XX. The Wild Swans 

 XXI. Wild Geese 

 XXII. Other Wild Geese . 



XXIII. The Snow-Geese, Brant, Etc 



XXIV. Tree-Ducks 



CAGE 



148 



156 

 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 



