MALLARD SHOOTING IN THE TIMBER SPRING. 181 



Besides these haunts already mentioned, mallard 

 are very partial to overflowed prairies and grain- 

 fields, the shallows among low willows and pin- 

 oaks, whose tiny acorns they are particularly fond 

 of. But it is unnecessary to characterize the 

 shooting of them further ; the various suggestions 

 already given are applicable to their successful 

 pursuit in all places. 



