The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore by Ernest Thompson Seton

Author:Ernest Thompson Seton
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company
Published: 1921-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

CommoD Seagull.

Pdican (Pelecanus erytkrorkynchos). The white Pelican is known at once by its great size — about five feet long and eight feet across the wings — by its long beak, its pouch, and its feet fully webbed. Its plumage is white, but the wing tips are black. It is found in the interior of America up to Great Slave Late.

Wild Duck or Mallard {Anas plaiyrkynchos). Of all our numerous wild ducks this is the best known. It is about twenty-thiee inches long. Its bottle-green head, white

Natural History

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collar, chestnut breast, penciled sides and cuiled up tail feathers identify it. The female is streaky brown and gray. It is found in all parts of the continent, up to the edge of the forest. This is the wild duck from which tame ducks are descended.

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