

Table l. United States: Total duck harvest 
Percentage 
change 
1959-60 to 
Species 1960-61 1959-60 1960-61 
Mallard °. 3,102,830 2,856,030 + 9 
Pintail 797 ,646 667 ,435 + 20 
Green-winged teal 749,722 727,688 + 3 
American widgeon 489 ,814 387 ,734 + 26 
Blue-winged teal 439,391 459 , 393 - 4 
Scaup 412,162 532,471 - 22 
Black duck 2/ 2/ 303,989 303,949 V/ 0 
Wood duck 293,333 244 ,586 + 20 
Shoveler 271,848 136,041 + 74 
Gadwall 100 ,033 83,334 + 20 
Ring-necked duck 96,532 86,751 + 11 
Go ldeneye 75 5422 67,952 + ll 
Buf flehead 74,036 71,777 + 3 
Merganser 63,990 70,129 - 9 
Ruddy duck 63,948 44,521 + 44 
Scoter 48,739 44,264 + 10 
Canvasback 19,358 114,609 - 83 
Redhead 9,443 77,004 - 88 
Cinnamon teal 1/ Y/ 4,977 51,113 Y/ - 90 
Others 18,641 4,363 +327 
Total retrieved 7,435,854 7,051,144 + 5 
Total not retrieved 1,696,322 1,377,718 + 23 
Total killed 9,132,176 8,428,862 + 8 
ry Estimate for 1960-61 considered unreliable; see text. 
