It rarely visits the sea-shore, or salt marshes, its favorite haunts being the solitary, deep, and randdy creeks, ponds and mill-dams of the interior, making its nest frequently in old hollow trees that overhang the water. "The Summer Duck is equally... The Cultivator Vol. VI Third Series 1858 - Stran 111avtor: Offfice of the Country Gentleman - 1858Celotni ogled - O knjigi
| Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte, George Ord, William Maxwell Hetherington - 1831 - 384 strani
...salt marshes, its favourite haunts being the solitary, deep, and muddy creeks, ponds, and mil'. dams of the interior, making its nest frequently in old hollow trees that overhang the water. The summer duck is equally well known in Mexico and many of the West India Islands. During the whole... | |
| Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte - 1831 - 344 strani
...salt marshes, its favourite haunts being the solitary, deep, and muddy creeks, ponds, and mill dams of the interior, making its nest frequently in old hollow trees that overhang the water. The summer duck is equally well known in Mexico and many of the West India Islands. During the whole... | |
| 1847 - 876 strani
...Duck. It rarely visits the sea-shore, or salt marshes ; its favorite haunts b"eing the solitary, deep, and muddy creeks, ponds, and mill-dams of the interior, making its nest in old trees that overhang the water, and carrying its young to the ground in its bill. The food of... | |
| James Joseph Nolan - 1850 - 208 strani
...October. It rarely visits the sea shore, or salt marches, its favourite haunts being the solitary, deep, and muddy creeks, ponds, and mill-dams of the interior,...frequently in old, hollow trees that overhang the water. " The summer duck seldom flies in flocks of more than three or four individuals together, and most... | |
| James Joseph Nolan - 1850 - 198 strani
...October. It rarely visits the sea shore, or salt marches, its favourite haunts being the solitary, deep, and muddy creeks, ponds, and mill-dams of the interior,...frequently in old, hollow trees that overhang the water. "The summer duck seldom flies in flocks of more than three or four individuals together, and most commonly... | |
| 1852 - 702 strani
...October. It rarely visits the seashore, or salt marshes, its favorite haunts being the solitary, deep, and muddy creeks, ponds and milldams of the interior,...frequently in old hollow trees that overhang the water. " The Summer Duck is equally well known in Mexico aud many of the West India islands. During the whole... | |
| George R. Graham, Edgar Allan Poe - 1852 - 696 strani
...salt marshes, its favorite haunts being the solitary, deep, and muddy creeks, ponds and milldam« jot the interior, making its nest frequently in old hollow trees that overhang the water. " The Summer Duck is equally well known in Mexico and many of the West India islands. During the whole... | |
| Thomas B. Miner - 1853 - 278 strani
...October. It rarely visits the sea shore or salt marshes, its favorite haunts being the solitary, deep, and muddy creeks, ponds, and mill-dams of the interior,...frequently in old, hollow trees, that overhang the water. The summer duck seldom flies in flocks of more than three or four individuals together, and most commonly... | |
| Henry William Herbert - 1853 - 406 strani
...rarely visits the sea-shore, or salt marshes, its favorite haunts being the solitary, deep, and nmddy creeks, ponds and mill-dams of the interior, making...frequently in old hollow trees that overhang the water. " The Summer Duck is equally well known in Mexico and many of the West India Islands. During the whole... | |
| 1857 - 526 strani
...— It rarely visits the sea-shore, or salt marshes, its favorite haunts being tin (solitary, deep, and muddy creeks, ponds and mill-dams of the interior,...frequently in old, hollow trees that overhang the water. " The Bummer Duck is equally well known in Mexico and many of the West India Islands. During the whole... | |
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