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 



SEA-DUCKS 



XXV. Sea-Duck Shooting .... 



XXVI. The Canvas-Back ..... 



XXVII. The Red-Head 



XXVIII. The Scaup-Ducks 



XXIX. The Golden-Eye and Other Sea-Ducks 

 XXX. Old-Squaws, Coots, and Eiders . 



FACE 



148 



156 

 160 



161 



181 

 186 

 192 

 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 



