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Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Banta, Nathaniel Moore, 1867- Schneider, Albert, 1863- Higley, William Kerr, 1860-1908 Abbott, Gerard Alan
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: Chicago, American Audobon association
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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ff, in speaking of his experiencewhile on a collecting tour in Texas, says: I found theFulvous Tree-duck in small numbers resident on GalvestonIsland, but found them abundant and nesting in the heavytimber along the Brazos River, sixty miles from Galveston.In the early morning, as we would leave our boat and makeour way to our blinds, on some small inland pond wherewe had prepared for collecting, we would flush immenseflocks of this duck, which would fly over our heads at rathera low altitude, and continuously calling. On several occa-sions we obtained specimens by firing into a flock while itwas still so dark that we could scarcely define the outlinesof the individual birds. The fulvous tree-duck generallyfeeds in the night, and usually at a place several miles fromthe nesting site. They leave the feeding grounds on thefirst sign of approaching day. During my stay of threemonths in the Brazos River region, only on one or twooccasions did I have an opportunity to obsei-xe this bird by
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FULVOUS TREE-DUCK.(Dendrocygna fulva )Nearly !.j Life-size. DUCKS AND GEESE 87 the light of day. In form it resembles a miniature swan.It stands very high on its legs and presents a wonderfullycurious and graceful appearance as it walks along the shore,feeding on shellfish and decaying matter. Owing to the nature of its diet, which consists chieflyof grain, roots, and water plants, the flesh of this bird isesteemed as an article of food, and many are killed forsuch. Nest: Located in the hollow of a tree, the bottom ofthe cavity usually being lined with feathers. They lay fromten to fifteen pure white eggs, and as many as thirty-twohave been found in one nest, but these were probably laidby two or more females. CHAPTER VI AVADING BIRDS Flamingoes are tropical birds. Of the seven species in-cluded in the order, only one reaches North America. Fla-mingoes are gregarious throughout the year. Feeding inshallow bays or mud flats, they are rarely found far fromthe coast. They feed similar to

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