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Elon Howard Eaton

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 ...the winter, arriving from the north about the first of November and going north again about the last of April, being one of the most characteristic winter ducks on our lakes and rivers. Mr H. C. Higgins of Cincinnatus, N. Y., reports a young male taken in Cortland county, July 15, 1899. Mr Barnum, in his list of the birds of Onondaga county, mentions one case of its breeding there, but otherwise it is not known to nest in this State outside of the Adirondack region, where it has been recorded as a summer resident and as breeding by Dr Merriam, and also by Ralph and Bagg, who found young birds in Hamilton county during the month of June 1878 and in 1879. The Whistler feeds mostly on shellfish and other aquatic animals which it secures by diving, sometimes in water upward of 3 5 feet in depth. It seems to delight in the coldest weather as long as its feeding grounds are not frozen over, and every duck hunter is familiar with the resonant whistle of its wings as it approaches his "blind" upon the frozen shore. This bird is not highly prized for food, but young whistlers when properly cooked are as good as bluebills. The note of the male Whistler is a single peep, accompanied by a kicking up of the feet, while the head is thrown far The duck, when startled or lost, calls out a sharp back toward the tail. cur-r-rew. Its nest is placed in a hollow tree or stump and the eggs are from 5 to 12 in number of a pale, glossy greenish, measuring about 2.35 by 1.7 inches. The downy young have the upper parts, as well as a band across the breast and the sides and thighs, dark sooty brown, marked with several white spots; chin, throat, and cheeks pure white; belly grayish white. Clangula islandica (Gmelin) Barrow Golden-eye Anas islandica Gmelin. Syst. Nat. 1788. ...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Birds of New York, Memoir 12. To get started finding Birds of New York, Memoir 12, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 ...the winter, arriving from the north about the first of November and going north again about the last of April, being one of the most characteristic winter ducks on our lakes and rivers. Mr H. C. Higgins of Cincinnatus, N. Y., reports a young male taken in Cortland county, July 15, 1899. Mr Barnum, in his list of the birds of Onondaga county, mentions one case of its breeding there, but otherwise it is not known to nest in this State outside of the Adirondack region, where it has been recorded as a summer resident and as breeding by Dr Merriam, and also by Ralph and Bagg, who found young birds in Hamilton county during the month of June 1878 and in 1879. The Whistler feeds mostly on shellfish and other aquatic animals which it secures by diving, sometimes in water upward of 3 5 feet in depth. It seems to delight in the coldest weather as long as its feeding grounds are not frozen over, and every duck hunter is familiar with the resonant whistle of its wings as it approaches his "blind" upon the frozen shore. This bird is not highly prized for food, but young whistlers when properly cooked are as good as bluebills. The note of the male Whistler is a single peep, accompanied by a kicking up of the feet, while the head is thrown far The duck, when startled or lost, calls out a sharp back toward the tail. cur-r-rew. Its nest is placed in a hollow tree or stump and the eggs are from 5 to 12 in number of a pale, glossy greenish, measuring about 2.35 by 1.7 inches. The downy young have the upper parts, as well as a band across the breast and the sides and thighs, dark sooty brown, marked with several white spots; chin, throat, and cheeks pure white; belly grayish white. Clangula islandica (Gmelin) Barrow Golden-eye Anas islandica Gmelin. Syst. Nat. 1788. ...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Birds of New York, Memoir 12. To get started finding Birds of New York, Memoir 12, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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