Table III. - Total Duck Index Stratum C - Manitoba. 

Species Percent 
Composition Lone Drakes Index Index Percent 
Species 1954 1954 1953 1954 Change 
Mallard 23.5 55.3 145, 898 48,474 - 66.8 
Black duck 2 0 - 412 
Gadwall : - - - - 
Baldpate a 4,0 17.6 7,588 8,251 + 8.7 
Pintail .6 60.0 2,414 1,238 - 48,7 
G-w. teal 1,380 
B-w. teal - - - - 
Shoveler - = - - 
‘Merganser 20.3 20.0 76,571 41,873 - 45.3 
Redhead ~ - - - 
Ring -neck z.0 29.4 18, 281 4,125 - 77.4 
Canvasback - - - - 
L. scaup 17.5 3.4 85, 883 36,097 - 57.9 
Golden-eye et 66.6 4,484 1,444 - 67.8 
Ruddy duck “ - - - 
Bufflehead 9 25.0 2,414 1, 856 - 23.1 
Scoter 2.7 30.4 - 5,569 
Unidentified 27.6 - 56,931 
Total ; 28.7 344,913 206,270 - 40.2 
