List of Illustrations 
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XXXII. TEAL DRAKES COURTING A FEMALE . ... . . . . . to face p. 82 
XXXIII. TEAL, ADULT FEMALE BREEDING PLUMAGE, AND IMMATURE MALE CHANGING 
FROM FIRST TO ADULT WINTER PLUMAGE „ 86 
XXXIV. TEAL AND GARGANEY, TYPES OF MALES AND FEMALES ,,86 
XXXV. EGGS AND YOUNG IN DOWN OF TEAL AND GARGANEY . . . . . . „ 88 
XXXVI. THE AMERICAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL, ADULT MALE AND FEMALE . . . „ 89 
XXXVII. PINTAIL, ADULT MALE AND FEMALE IN SPRING PLUMAGE . . . . . „ 92 
XXXVIII. PINTAIL, IMMATURE MALES . 98 
XXXIX. PINTAIL, ADULT MALE IN ECLIPSE, AND ADULT MALE CHANGING FROM THE 
SPRING TO THE ECLIPSE DRESS .......... 98 
XL. PINTAIL, PASSAGE OF THE IMMATURE MALE FROM FIRST PLUMAGE TO MATURITY. 
BREASTS AND BACKS ............ lor 
XLI. PINTAIL, TYPES OF FEMALES . . . . . . . . . . „ lOO 
UNCOLOURED PLATES 
STUDIES OF MALLARD HABITS . ... . • . • • • • • „ i 
A TRICK TO MOVE THE WORMS . . . . • • • • ■ . . „ 2 
JULY.— BACHELOR PARTIES LEAVING THE LOCH AT SUNSET ,,2 
THE HAWK OBSERVED • • • . . „ 4 
ON THE APPROACH OF DANGER » 4 
THE MALLARD RUSE TO SEE AND NOT BE SEEN ...,....„ 4 
MALLARD DRAKES DISPLAYING BEFORE A DUCK . . . . • • • • » 6 
DUCKS COURTING THE DRAKE 6 
ATTITUDES OF MALLARD PREENING ,,12 
DUCKS AND YOUNG FROM LIFE ,,12 
MALLARD ESCAPING FROM A PEREGRINE . » 14 
IMMATURE GADWALL DRAKE (AGE 6 MONTHS) . . ,,30 
A FAMILY PARTY— JUNE . . . . . ,3° 
YOUNG GADWALL DRAKE (7 MONTHS OLD) .... . • • • . . „ 34 
WIGEON, FEMALE IN BREEDING PLUMAGE, A HEAVILY SPOTTED TYPE . . . , „ 42 
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