Morgans or amor ic anus . 
Concord, Mass. 
1899. erect out when walking they carried their bodies nearly hori- 
(No.2) zontal like Mallards or Black Ducks. They walked easily and 
Awii q not ungracefully and once I saw one take a quick but short 
run just before rising on wing. When rising from the water 
they usually pattered their feet along the surface for a few 
yards before getting fairly started but I saw a few spring 
directly into the air with almost as much ease and vigor as a 
Black Duck. This was invariably against a stiff breeze, how- 
ever . 
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