CINCINNATI ZOO GUIDE 
Stork 
our domestic ducks have sprung. This bird is common through¬ 
out the whole of North America. As wild fowls are mostly all mi¬ 
gratory, they go north in summer and south in winter.The favor¬ 
ite breeding places for the wild ducks are the numerous intricate 
windings of the lakes of Minnesota and the northwest territory, 
where they are found in vast numbers in June and July. 
The Wood Duck or Summer Duck {Axis sponsd). This is one 
of the most beautiful of our American ducks. This bird seldom 
associates in flocks of more than eight or ten. It lives mostly 
on grain, several aquatic plants, beech-mast and snails. It does 
not appear, however, to be one of those which invariably 
migrate north in summer. Towards March the flock separates 
and they pair off. Its nest is frequently made in old hollow trees 
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