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fo as to be fure of intercepting any gezfe 

 which fly that way. Each perfon conceals 

 himfelf,. by patting round him fome brufh 

 wood; they likewife make artificial geefe 

 of flicks and mud, placing them at a fhort 

 diftance from themfelves, in order to decoy 

 the real geefe within fhot : thus prepared, 

 they fit down, and keep a good look out; and 

 as foon as the flock approaches, they all lie 

 down, imitating the call or note of geefe, 

 which thefe birds no fooner hear, and perceive 

 the decoys, than they go itraight down to- 

 wards them ; then the Indians rife on their 

 knees, and difcharge one, two or three guns 

 each, killing two or even three geefe at each 

 fhot, for they are very expert. Mr. Gra- 

 ham fays, he has feen a row of Indians, by 

 calling round a flock of geefe, keep them 

 hovering among them, till every one of the 

 geefe was killed. Every fpecies of geefe has 

 its peculiar note or call, which muff greatly 

 increafe the difficulty of enticing them. 



Anas. 47. Albeola. 199. 18. The Red Duck. 

 Faun. Am. Sept. 17. Edw. t. 100. Sarcelle de 

 la Louifiane. Briffon VI. t. 41. f. 1. 

 Severn River, N° 37 and 38. Fifliing Birds. 



The defcriptions and figures anfwer very well 

 with the male, except that the three exterior 

 feathers are not white on the outfide, but 

 all dufky. 

 The female is not defcribed by any one of the 

 ornithologies -, and therefore deferves to be 



noticed, 



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