CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Preface iii 



Table of contents v 



List of colored plates _ vii 



List of figures in the text viii 



List of tables x 



Introduction _ 1 



Beerease of game and its causes 6 



The natural enemies of game birds 19 



The gun club in California 23 



History of attempts to introduce non-native game birds into California 29 



The propagation of game birds 45 



Legislation relating to game birds in California 55 



Glossary of special terms used in this book 62 



Method of taking measurements 66 



Key to the game birds of California 67 



General accounts of the game birds of California 79 



American Merganser 79 



Eed-breasted Merganser 84 



Hooded Merganser 89 



Mallard 1 _ 92 



Black Duck 101 



Gadwall 103 



Baldpate 106 



European Widgeon _ Ill 



Green-winged Teal 113 



European Teal _ 119 



Blue-winged Teal 120 



Cinnamon Teal 123 



Shoveller 129 



Pintail 134 



Wood Duck 140 



Bedhead 14ff _ 



Canvasback 150 



Greater Scaup Duck 156 



Lesser Scaup Duck 159 



Eing-necked Duck 164 



American Golden-eye _ : 167 



Barrow Golden-eye 173 



Buffle-head _ 177 



Old-squaw 181 



Harlequin Duck 186 



King Eider _ 192 



American Scoter 194 



White-winged Scoter 197 



Surf Scoter _ 201 



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