1890 Florida, 
Mar7-I5 Canaverel, Banana Greek. 
about the bays and creeks, but 
flocks of from 20 to 
ap- 
50 
A few scatterin^jb^rds s^£ji 
parently most of them w»:p» in ponds, where 
were s^sb-. They did not apparently associate at all with 
any other species of Duck. The males were in full plumage. I shot 
one which had a large piece of skin bitten out of the side of the 
apparently fresh, and was probably caused by 
The bird j^jAt .-w-ei ..LIU hc*L alighted An the 
shore for some 100 yards ,so closely that 
no time more than a yard or two away ^ cT ■ 
Upon coming to US# boat, i t® swam around it without 
the least apparent fear, passing straight ahourld the stern within 
a foot or two. 
o 
head. This wound was 
the bite of sane fish 
pond and followed the 
i t was at 
Si 
