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Segonnett Point, R. 
April 16-21 . /kfd 
Some 25 to 50 Sheldrake were seen by us every day, \isually 
flying past the point in flocks of 15 or twenty birds each. We . 
observed no evidence of any migration, all of the birds seen being 
simply passing to and fro between their feeding grounds. They 
often" alighted about the point and within the channels between the 
islands where they fished in shallow water in company with cZC 
flocks of old squhws. When flying it was easy to 
distinguish them from the other Ducks at almost any distance, for 
they never move in long lines like the^ Co^s^o feiBP iie s 
like old squaws, but on the contrary invariably flew A considerably 
higher as a rule than the other species. Their flight is swift 
and the$^*> neck is carried at full length, looking long and slender. 
The drakes seemed to be in full plumage. We did not hear any of 
these birds utter any sound during' our stay. 
