86 HUNTING AND FISHING 
A BIG BAG. 
IN FLORIDA. 
from the shore within easy 
shooting distance. But those 
same ducks, when out on the 
river, would not allow a boat 
to approach within gunshot 
of them. 
The most common species 
of duck on the Indian River 
is the Bluebill or Blackhead, 
but ‘there are others.” The 
Widgeon and Pintail are 
abundant, and the Shoveller, 
Blue and Green-wing Teal, 
Ringneck, and Ruddy Duck 
are also common. Gadwells 
and Black Ducks (both Northern and Florida) are not uncommon in 
places, while various other species oc 
cur more or less commonly, 
according to the severity of the Northern winter. 
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WILD DUCKS, 
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