OF BIRDS, 13 
yet it will fpread fo much, as to fill a awit five 
feet {quare. 
_ Befides thefe, there are many others of the Anas 
kind; the Golden Eye, the Wigeon, the Pintail 
Duck, the Pochard, the Garganey, and the Teal. 
The Mallard; or common Duck’s bill is ftrait; 
the middle tail feathers of the male turn up; the 
head and neck are of a deep fhining green; the 
upper part of the breaft, of a purplifh red: it has — 
~ arich purple fpot onthe wing. The birds of this 
| fpecies pair in the fpring, and lay from ten to 
fixteen eggs. In Lincolnfhire they are wild, and 
in great numbers ; and many are taken every year 
In decoys. - ; 
A decoy is a large pool, furrounded by trees: 
from the pool there are feveral pipes, or channels, 
which grow narrower; the fides of thefe pipes — 
are planted with reeds, fo that the decoy man 
can walk behind them without being feen; and 
| they are covered with a net, which is fupported 
by hoops, in the form of an arch, 
- There are Ducks, called Decoy-ducks ; “thefe 
. are tamed, and taught to come when they hear 
the decoy-man’s whiftle ; he throws hemp-feed 
on the water, efpecially in the pipes, or channels ; — 
and this hemp-feed {wims: the decoy-ducks come 
10 eat it, and are mares by the other Ducks, up 
: _ this 
