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fo as to be fure of intercepting any geefe 
which fly that way. Each perfon conceals 
himfelf, by patting round him fome brufli 
wood; they likewife make artificial geefe 
of flicks and mud, placing them at a fhort 
di fiance 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 foonerhear, and perceive 
the decoys, than they go flraight 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 everyone of the. 
geefe was killed. Every fpecies of geefe has 
its peculiar note or call, which mufi 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 Lonifiane. Briflbn VI. t. 41. f. 1. 
Severn River, N° 37 and 38. Fifhing Birds. 
The descriptions 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 
ornithologifls ; and therefore deferves to be 
noticed. 
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