| 单词 | wild duck |
| 例句 | Game birds —wild duck and snipe—abounded in all of the coves and marshes. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z On Saturday the fourteenth of October the first wild ducks went over Salinas. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Skirting a small lake, they had stared to see a great gray fisher bird that stabbed and paddled in the sedge, until a flight of wild duck had frightened them away with their clamor. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It reminded him of the flight of wild ducks in the autumn. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z He talked about the arrival of the wild ducks, the thickness of the winter coat of muskrats and of rabbits. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Five or six wild duck flew overhead in a swiftly moving V, intent on some far-off destination. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The wild duck rests there and the Canada goose, for this is a fringe of the central migratory flyway. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Then wild duck breast on crisp savoy with bacon, served with fruity sauerkraut compote. Is there room for opposite palates on one Viennese plate? 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Tony was a mobster on Prozac, the head of a crime family with mommy issues, a suburban dad who doted on wild ducks and killed people, sometimes just because he felt like it. The TV Watch: A Complicated Actor Who Made a Complicated Mob Boss Indelible 2013-06-20T23:08:03Z The palace, as it exists today, was largely built by Louis XIV, a notoriously epicurean monarch whose sumptuous meals included everything from deep-sea oysters and lobster aspic to wild duck croquettes and morel mushroom soufflé. Five Places to Eat in Versailles 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Before his arrest, Mr. Moskalyov bred ornamental birds on his small farm, where there were also peacocks, pheasants, wild ducks, turkeys and chickens, he said in an interview with a Russian rights watchdog, OVD-Info. A Child’s Drawing, a Dad’s Antiwar Posts, and Russia’s Latest Orphan 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Just such a cascade of trouble began in 1979, when an avian H1N1 virus journeyed from wild ducks to pigs in Europe. To thwart the next pandemic, ‘swientists’ hunt for flu viruses at U.S. hog shows 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Several wild ducks and geese have tested positive for avian flu, according to Public Health – Seattle & King County. Avian flu found in wild birds at Seattle, Bellevue parks 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z One of the biggest factors in the bird flu’s spread this year, he said, is that it’s being carried by wild ducks and geese that are infected but “don’t typically become affected” by it. Bird flu infects millions of chickens in Md., Del. amid broader surge 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z For example, a wild duck that died in a behind-the-scenes area of the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa, after tornadoes last month tested positive, zoo spokesman Ryan Bickel said. Zoos hiding birds as avian flu spreads in North America 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Disease experts said a wild bird probably spread the H5N1 virus to Indiana from the East Coast, where officials have confirmed that wild ducks were infected with the strain. U.S. poultry producers impose safety measures to battle spread of avian flu 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z He said wild ducks will likely continue to spread the virus until warmer weather sends them to northern breeding grounds. U.S. poultry producers harden safety measures as bird flu spreads 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z We also need more monitoring of both the levels of drug residues in the environment and the flu viruses themselves, particularly in wild ducks. Q&A: Keeping antivirals viable 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Amongst the first class are capercailzie, … wild duck, and bittern; and amongst the shy ones with camouflaged eggs are lapwing, … ring plover, and golden plover. From the archive 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Aquatic birds, including wild ducks and migrating shorebirds, are considered nature’s main reservoir for influenza. Migrating birds create flu bonanza for scientists to study 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z In a separate case in Lower Saxony last month, the highly pathogenic H5N8 strain of bird flu was found in a wild duck. Germany reports outbreak of mild bird flu on farm: OIE 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Mallards are one of the most abundant types of wild duck, and a common sight in parks and on lakes. Wild ducks caught on camera snacking on small birds - BBC News 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z It is the same strain of the virus found in an infected wild duck in Llanelli and turkeys in Lincolnshire. Fresh avian flu case found in Carmarthenshire back yard - BBC News 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z City Wildlife operates a program called Duck Watch that monitors wild duck nests in the Washington area. Feeling peckish? Just imagine being a hungry bird in the snow. 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z Near Gaza’s northern tip, it runs along a pond with wild ducks. A Dirt Road in Gaza, Intended to Send a Message 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z In a separate case in Lower Saxony last month, the highly pathogenic H5N8 strain of bird flu was found in a wild duck. Germany reports outbreak of mild bird flu on farm: OIE 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Instead, wild ducks and geese appear to be harboring the virus. Where is Avian Flu Hiding? 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z It's believed that the bird flu virus is carried by wild ducks and geese, and that the virus is spread through their droppings, which are unknowingly tracked into poultry farms by workers, the WSJ reported. 5.3 Million Chickens To Be Killed After Bird Flu Outbreak at Iowa Farm 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Avian flu is carried by wild ducks and spreads from their feces. Avian flu found in ducks, chickens, geese near Port Angeles 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z The falcons were from a private flock in Canyon County and the infection was the result of recent contact with wild ducks, according to the state Department of Agriculture. Avian flu found in backyard flock in Idaho 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Contact with the feces of infected wild ducks is believed to have caused the outbreak. Avian flu outbreak in Tri-Cities prompts warning 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Avian influenza spread in large farms in southwest British Columbia, then first showed up in Washington when a wild duck in Whatcom County tested positive for the virus in early December. Canada's bird ban leaves Bellingham exporter out in cold 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z A separate strain of the H5 virus was found in a wild duck. Avian flu found in SE Wash. backyard flock 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z State officials discovered the virus in the pintail duck as they responded to a die-off of wild ducks at Wiser Lake in Whatcom County. State and feds testing birds for avian flu 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z At IBM, even clarity is complicated—on the back of the cards are three values and nine instructions for making customers happy, including “Unite to get it done now” and “Treasure wild ducks.” The Trouble With IBM 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z The parks are dotted with statues, ponds with fountains, wild ducks, and a pavilion. Pictures: Inside Ukraine president's 'palace' 2014-02-24T12:45:06Z He caught pythons, hunted wild ducks, avoided his mother when the snakes escaped and crawled into her bed. The making of a Tour de France champion 2013-11-19T07:22:55Z It jumped from wild ducks to chickens, blending with flu strains already circulating among the chickens and triggering the formation of two new strains — H7N9 and a new influenza, H7N7. Scientists Map Bird Flu Strains to Prevent a Pandemic 2013-08-26T01:35:30Z Separate strains of the H5 virus were identified in a wild duck and a captive gyrfalcon in northwest Washington this month. State and feds testing birds for avian flu 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z My elders used to talk about cranes, flamingos, wild ducks and quails. Bird hunters 'emptying Afghan skies' 2013-07-30T00:38:33Z That could change if it starts traveling in wild ducks. News Analysis: New Tools to Hunt New Viruses 2013-05-27T17:36:11Z “It’s likely wild ducks and geese that are carrying it,” he suggests. Source of Novel Avian Flu Outbreak Urgently Sought 2013-04-09T22:45:00.347Z Hard hats sit atop the cubicles occupied by the petroleum technicians, while decoys of wild ducks and other birds are displayed by the wildlife biologists. Bureau of Land Management’s Divided Mission 2012-07-28T02:02:24Z The state’s two confirmed cases are a captive falcon with the H5N8 strain of avian flu, and a wild duck with the H5N2 strain, similar to the strain found in poultry in British Columbia. State and feds testing birds for avian flu 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z There are plenty of wild ducks - or loons as they are known in America - but that is about it. Summer camp survival lessons 2012-07-28T00:40:39Z The bar-headed geese and the wild duck here were extraordinarily tame, allowing us to approach within five yards of them and showing no signs of fear. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z He never while a laboring boy was ducked in a pond, or shot like a wild duck. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z There was very little game in the vicinity of the settlement and at first they depended on the native hunters and fishermen who brought toothsome wild ducks and venison, fresh fish and clams in abundance. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z Next to them in size comes the black duck, a long low bird as seen in the water, and one of the finest of Australian wild ducks. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z The appearance of the wild ducks is very appetizing. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z As the flesh of wild ducks is greatly valued, immense numbers are shot, or taken in other ways. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z Great flocks of wild duck and teal were plentiful all over the river, and our guns kept the table well supplied. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z Mr. Martindale and Jack spent part of the time in shooting, adding a goodly number of wild ducks, a river hog and an antelope to the larder. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z It has the head, bill, and body of a goose, and yet in popular estimation it is, and always will be, a wild duck, and one of the most beautifully plumaged of Australian ducks. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z A little lower down we hear the whirr of the wild duck, which have been disturbed by our coming. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z “I’m not very keen on wild duck potting.” Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z Geese, wild ducks and teal, snipe, and now and then woodcocks, were to be found by taking a short walk; there were, however, no quadrupeds fit for food which we could take. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z A barley soup we had, then winter squash and a roast wild duck, with little quails all 'round, and a dish of pepper-cresses. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Down came records, like wounded wild ducks, some collapsed, others fluttering and others spread out and wheeling slowly down in airy circles. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Heated and tired, I throw myself on the moss, and realize, in all its intensity, the appalling loneliness of forest life—I startle three wild ducks, that is all. Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences 2012-02-14T03:00:28.520Z Of small game, hares, jungle fowl, peacocks, partridges, snipe, woodcock, wild ducks and geese, and green pigeons are numerous in the tarai, and jungle fowl and pheasants in the hills. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Some teal and wild ducks were shot; and several geese were seen, but, being very wary, they escaped. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z The shooting season commences about September, when plovers, teals, and wild ducks migrate from America to these islands, although the quail remains with us throughout the year. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z At the mouth of the stream we saw wild ducks and geese, of which a pair of the latter, with six young ones, anxiously endeavoured to escape us. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z When we came to a swamp now and then we saw a few wild ducks. Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences 2012-02-14T03:00:28.520Z And who will not prefer a tame sheep before a wild duck? a good fat ox before a well-grown eel? Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z Geese and wild ducks were numerous, whose young were at this time scarcely fledged, and an easy prey. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z The wild ducks are streaming south upon their journey of uncounted days. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z Besides the common wild duck, which was the most numerous, there were the beautiful wood duck, the blue-winged teal, and the pintail duck, or sea-pheasant. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z Gordon's face set hard as he looked at the kneeling girl and the two little dead wild ducks. Loaded Dice 2012-01-04T03:00:36.343Z Emmanuel has little architectural beauty; but there are pleasant grounds, with a swimming-bath, as at Christ's, and two larger ponds, in which swans and wild ducks are kept. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z The day after the gale, while I was employed in making some astronomical observations, a party roamed about in quest of game: but with little success, as they killed only a few wild ducks. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z For they are much tamer than other wild ducks, and are, unfortunately, slow to believe that man is their enemy. A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories 2011-12-23T03:00:10.057Z The kingfisher, the wild duck, and red-breasted goose, were numerous in the wild, romantic willow islands. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z Poor little wild ducks, there they lay, rising and falling as the tiny waves splashed gently against the shore, as if vainly seeking to rouse them once more to flight. Loaded Dice 2012-01-04T03:00:36.343Z Then on several succeeding days they went hunting, getting some wild turkeys, and some wild ducks, which gave them a variety of food for their larder. Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z Twice men returning to their island homes from wild duck shooting, or belated farmers, had opened their windows to cry in the darkness: "What do you want?" Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z I was gliding along in my canoe in the late twilight over still water, in the shadow of the wild high meadow-grass, when a low quacking and talking of wild ducks came to my ears. A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories 2011-12-23T03:00:10.057Z Two wild ducks rose with alarmed quacking, and winnowed away at a surprising velocity over the tree-tops. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z According to his theory these great carnivora are as readily bagged as wild duck at a vlei. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z A wild duck came and looked at him. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z Plovers, wild duck, bernacles, snipe, flew up, uttering their shrill or plaintive cry, soaring in invisible flocks, now high up in the icy fog, now close down to the sides of the boat. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z I was also permitted to go out with a gun, and was several times very successful in shooting wild ducks and teal, which are very numerous here, though rather shy. The Adventures of John Jewitt Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island 2011-11-15T03:00:19.650Z A long reach of ice cleft their depth; then a sudden quacking as several wild duck sprang upwards from an open hole by the sluice, and swished high above their heads. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z Skeins of wild duck passed up and down the stream. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Went in the evening after some wild ducks—saw nothing but sublime scenery, to which the grandeur of a storm greatly contributed. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z Geese, wild duck, eagles, bears, wolves and foxes are also kept in menageries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The Eshquates furnished us with wild ducks and geese, particularly the latter. The Adventures of John Jewitt Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island 2011-11-15T03:00:19.650Z Cautiously stalking them, with glowing anticipations of wild duck for dinner, I reached the bank to find that they were coots and "divers." Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The wild duck fly over From river to river And so the young lover Goes roving for ever. Poems 2011-10-14T02:00:29.763Z "There is a place called the Golden Cave up in the mountains where we used to live, and we are going back there," replied the wild ducks. The Magic Bed A Book of East Indian Fairy-Tales 2011-10-12T02:00:40.937Z We see many a covey of wild ducks too, but no creature—not even the hares and rabbits among the brackens—appear afraid of us. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z "A big fish playing in the lagoon; or perhaps wild ducks feeding." Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z High above the pond, under the flaming cupola of heaven, strings of wild ducks appeared as if tied together by black crosses. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z By day made strange, the woods we range With blinking eyes we scan; While down the skies the wild duck cries: "The Day—the Day to Man!" The Second Jungle Book 2011-09-10T02:00:30.870Z "Changed into a handsome prince" "'Two wild ducks are carrying a turtle!'" The Magic Bed A Book of East Indian Fairy-Tales 2011-10-12T02:00:40.937Z An intense silence brooded over that vast wilderness called the Drowned Lands; not a bittern croaked, not a wild duck stirred among the reeds. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z One would relate how he was compelled to go out on a snowy night and crawl over the ice to shoot wild ducks with his master, dressed only in his nightshirt. Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How 2011-09-09T02:01:03.123Z There is a good hotel and billiard-room; and you can shoot where, when, and what you please—monkeys, pigeons, rock rabbits, wild ducks, or cobra-di-capellas. Medical Life in the Navy 2011-09-08T02:00:20.387Z In the heavens continually fair were seen, daily, rows of cranes, wild ducks, teal, and geese. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z "He was being carried through the air by two wild ducks," replied Hazar. The Magic Bed A Book of East Indian Fairy-Tales 2011-10-12T02:00:40.937Z They had no other food but the eggs of wild ducks and moorhens, and whatever they might find in the nests of the marsh-birds that they lived upon. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z The ptarmigan, the wild duck and goose, the plover, the curlew, and still other birds are to be found there. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z Then, with a clang of wings and a chorus of shrill quacks, a gaggle of wild duck got up and sped away into the dark. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z It was April, another month, another long, long four weeks—and early summer and sunshine would come and bring back with them the birds—the grebe, the auk, the wild duck and guillemot. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z Sometimes he would stop, fix his eyes on the ground or raise them to the sky, then again go farther, till all at once he saw a flock of wild ducks flying through the air. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z Buy a rabbit, wild duck, or fat goose. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z There are deer and bears, mountain goats, wild ducks and geese. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z Our table was now enriched by a fresh delicacy which we enjoyed during the winter months: it consisted of wild ducks and geese. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z The farmers’ wives received useful presents of baskets and clothes-pegs, and every now and then half a dozen wild ducks were found on the threshold in the morning. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z I believe it was a shark—and three young wild ducks, and some more of those parrots up in the trees.” Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z In August and September we would capture immense numbers of "flappers"—plump wild ducks—but, as yet, unable to fly. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Later on, the wild ducks and geese appear in large flocks. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z Then, as the evening approaches, the wild ducks pass over, and every now and then during the night the weird cries of waterfowl resound in the frosty air. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Or a labourer leaves a message that there is a hare up in the meadow or some wild ducks have settled in the brook. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z They had no doubt it was a drumstick of the wild duck Mark shot. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Another of the wild ducks which visited us was the pochard or dunbird. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z There will be feasting in the big farmhouses now, because there will be plenty of tender wild ducks to roast, and the cellars are full of the vegetables raised in the gardens. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z Only two or three wild ducks stay to breed: their nests are not found on the mere itself, but in the ponds adjacent. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Where the light canoes were floating Are the wild ducks swimming, diving. Legend of Barkhamsted Light House A Tale from the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut 2011-08-03T02:00:11.913Z “So he did; he shall come, and besides, if we shoot a wild duck he can swim out and fetch it.” Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z There is a short period in each year when even the matured wild ducks are quite unable to fly. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z He found a wild duck's nest as the young birds had just emerged from the egg, the mother-bird flying off at his approach. Spiritualism and the New Psychology An Explanation of Spiritualist Phenomena and Beliefs in Terms of Modern Knowledge 2011-08-01T02:00:14.257Z Towards winter the wild ducks return; and during all the cold months a flock of them, varying in number, remains. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z In its shadow the muskrat is thatching his winter home, and on his new-shorn watery lawn the full-fledged wild duck broods disport in fullness of feather and strength of pinion. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z Presently Mark, who was nearest the standing sedges, leaned forward and moved the gun, Bevis glanced over his shoulder and saw a young wild duck among the weeds by the shoal. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z The male of the common wild duck is called the mallard, and soon after his brown duck begins to sit the drake moults the whole of its flight feathers. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z I talked with a lumberman, and also a sportsman who comes up here every fall to shoot wild ducks on the lake they call Solitude. Camp Fires of the Wolf Patrol 2011-07-26T02:00:18.713Z When the lake is frozen over the wild duck stand on the ice in the daytime for hours together, leaving the marks of their feet on it. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z There come, too, the quick whistling beat of wild ducks' pinions, the cry of a belated plover, and the creaking voice of a snipe. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z So did the wild duck; so did the kingfisher. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Last year I had two tame wild ducks sitting in a hedge. The Badger A Monograph 2011-07-25T02:00:12.053Z I had pictured a nice, cool lake where the wild duck swim. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z Several wild ducks were also killed by it with incredible rapidity. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z One day the dog hunted a wild duck among the reeds of a lake, captured it and carried it alive to his master. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z The green wild pigeons, the partridges, the wild ducks and cranes, sleeping on the banks of rivers, are good food for them, for they are very fond of the feathered tribe. Lost in the Jungle Narrated for Young People 2011-06-07T02:00:11.183Z And many a meal was made, too, on wild duck or geese, picked off with a light rifle. The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z After dinner I took my rifle on my shoulder, and went down to the canebrake where I hoped to find a flock of wild ducks. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z All the men were occupied except the camel drivers and the officer, who amused himself with flying his falcon now and then at wild ducks and geese. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Large flocks of wild duck are reported on Bow Lake, as well as ruffled grouse, partridge, rabbits and other small game in the woods. Among the Canadian Alps 2011-05-30T02:00:16.600Z Near the prow is a smooth-bore gun, loaded with shot, in case we should see some big crane or wild ducks. Lost in the Jungle Narrated for Young People 2011-06-07T02:00:11.183Z With their light rifles the boys occasionally were permitted to pick off some game, usually wild ducks or geese, of which there were numbers along the 30 watercourses. The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z There were wild ducks flying and circling in long black lines against the pallid stars over the dam, wailing to each other as though they had lost something they could never, never find again. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z The first theatre of his exploits was a little pond covered with wild ducks and geese, that promised a rich booty. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z But the end came in sight with the homebred mallard, flying feebly in his summer feathers; and the flight of the wild duck was the end of all. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z You see the wild duck did not know, When it attacked the big oyster, It had to fight a numerous foe, Of these shell fish a whole cluster. Poems of James McIntyre 2011-05-11T02:00:21.477Z They came to a lake where huntsmen were shooting geese, swans, and wild ducks. The Blue Rose Fairy Book 2011-05-03T02:00:18.777Z A man and a boy with guns in their hands were creeping along under the dam wall, trying to get near a covey of wild duck on the water. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z Not far away were some lakes where there were many wild ducks and geese and other water fowl. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z Longfellow Pond lies in a hollow of the woods, three miles from anywhere, a beautiful little wild wooded place, three-quarters of a mile long, where wild duck come. A Northern Countryside 2011-04-27T02:00:22.523Z “It is hungry,” the woman explained; so they made much broth of wild ducks and fed the child and its mother. Indian Legends Retold 2011-04-21T02:00:49.077Z With a melancholy expression he cast a look at the covey of wild ducks in the distance. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z The Duchess had called up a host of wild thoughts in his heart, and in his head there was a buzzing and humming, as if a covey of wild ducks were flying about there. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z She merely sought to escape as the wild duck flees from the eagle; swimming way out into the river, she was pursued by Gray Wolf and his men in a canoe and taken prisoner. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z No; but there may be a widgeon or wild duck. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Sir Hilary promptly ordered a roasted capon, a fricasseed hare, a wild duck, a salad, and a flask of Burgundy, the two gentlemen having chosen a table at a window. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z They had proceeded a short way, when Moengal seized his companion's arm, and pointing forward, he said: "these are neither wild ducks nor animals of the forest!" Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z At the other end of the wooded space we found a little pond opening out, and a score of wild ducks drowsing placidly on its smooth surface. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z Over its old fortifications, built by Vauban, and over its marshes wild duck are flying. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z For the marsh, quartered to its remotest corners, yielded neither widgeons nor wild ducks; only moor-hens and water-rails—quarry too contemptible to fly the great falcons at. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z A splendid estate, but there in those woods one must become melancholy; a covey of wild ducks across the yawning lake alone brings animation into the lifeless scene. Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:10.707Z All kinds of game, wild ducks, geese, squirrels, rabbits, 'possum, pigeons and fried chicken. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume X, Missouri Narratives 2011-02-25T03:01:01.877Z Along its grassy shore on the northern side a score or more wild ducks were feeding, some of them tail-tilted in the air as they grubbed the roots in the shallow water. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z And just here I want to suggest something which ought to greatly curtail the distribution of wild ducks among our friends. Fishing and Shooting Sketches 2011-02-23T03:00:33.463Z This done, the man full swiftly ran, To gather up his game,— Both fore and aft, the people laugh’d, To see his wild duck tame! Awd Isaac, The Steeple Chase, and other Poems With a glossary of the Yorkshire Dialect 2011-02-16T03:00:41.223Z For example, to jump-start its PC business in the early 1980s, I.B.M. created an independent team of so-called “wild ducks” and put them in Florida, far from corporate headquarters. Playing Catch-Up, Nokia and H.P. Try to Innovate 2011-02-10T02:05:03Z He dashed into the pond, disturbed the life out of the tiny moorhens, and, worse still, sent scurrying into the air about a dozen tame wild duck. Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z The grumbling of wild duck; the cry of a curlew; the blatant bombast of the bullfrog; the myriad industries of the little folk of night filled the air. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z On the day that the princess was baptized, the twelve princes were transformed into twelve wild ducks, and flew away, and were no more seen. Fairy Tales From all Nations 2011-01-16T03:00:21.797Z The Canvasback is superior in flavor to any other species of wild duck, and is much esteemed. The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z There was an abundance of wild duck, pigeons, partridges and wild birds of many different kinds. A Child of the Sea; and Life Among the Mormons 2010-12-30T03:00:27.140Z One morning as Kanti was seated in his boat cleaning a favourite gun, he suddenly started at what he thought was the cry of wild duck. Mashi and Other Stories 2010-12-28T03:00:16.890Z Jake showed me how to make a trap for wild ducks, and told me to put some buffalo bones in it and I would catch all the ducks I could eat. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z The men have the right stuff in them, are temperate and frugal, cheerful under privation, and hardy as wild ducks. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z The wild duck pairs very early in the year—the period being somewhat delayed by hard weather, and the ceremonies of courtship, which require some little time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z He drew his revolver and fired into a flock of wild duck that were making for the water. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z Partridges, wild ducks, and many other birds, do the same. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z His wild duck trap was no success, either. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z A heron flies overhead, followed by a pair of wild ducks. US Gulf coast faces disaster as oil slick threatens to destroy fisheries and wildlife 2010-05-01T23:09:00Z For days, he hung like a spectre upon the margin of the Dismal Swamp, until the flamingo, swan, and wild duck heeded not his familiar presence. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 For refreshments have delicious oyster and mushroom cream soup, cold wild duck, jelly and celery. Suppers Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions If wild duck is served, there should be more than one, because only the breast is carved; when canvas-backs are used, half a breast cut in one piece is helped to each guest. Dinners and Luncheons Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions That, my dear sister, was the whistle from the wing of a wild duck, darting into the darkness at a couple of hundred miles an hour. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z Next morning, before daylight, we started with Mr. D—— across the lagoon to a place about an hour’s row from the village, where he said he was in the habit of getting wild duck. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 If it was the season for wild ducks I would have a gun beside me, to get a shot at them from the attic window as they flew along the course of the stream. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 Calm and victorious, at rest From the relentless, rough sea-play, The wild duck on the river's breast Was not more sure than they. Later Poems From the reedy banks of the lake, where the water-ousel and the reed-sparrow were chirping their song, there flew up a flock of wild ducks, twittering while on the wing. On the Heights A Novel "Spoof has taken your advice about the tiger lilies, and is roasting a wild duck," I suggested. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z As most wild duck have the flavor of fish, therefore it is advisable to parboil them, with a carrot in each duck, before roasting, as this absorbs all the unpleasant taste. Civic League Cook Book Or no, he had been patient when stalking deer, or waiting for wild duck. Shadows of Flames A Novel If you have done either, I know you will agree with me when I say the wild duck is a very smart fellow indeed. Harper's Round Table, July 23, 1895 The Mallard is a common small wild duck which has lent itself readily to domestication and which thrives with proper care under confined conditions. Ducks and Geese Under the creeping duck-weed The wild ducks dip Their sapphire necks glazed with gold; At dawn the teal is seen bathing, And when twilight reigns, It settles between two rushes and sleeps. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 Dicky Rosewarne, for all his good looks, was detestably cruel with his gins and snares and cunning pursuit of goldfinches and, worse, his fish-hooks baited for wild duck. Carnival A boy over there is whistling On a hemlock flute of his make; And the wild ducks get up in a panic And call as they sweep from the lake. An Outline of Russian Literature Have you ever tried to crawl up on a bunch of wild ducks, or sat behind a blind while your wooden decoys were spread on the water all around you? Harper's Round Table, July 23, 1895 The Mallard is a wild duck which is quite easily domesticated and which has a plumage color very similar to the Rouen. Ducks and Geese And wild ducks—some with feathers on 'em yit, and stuffed with grass. Rubaiyat of Doc Sifers I mean the river, with its beautiful reeds waving in the breeze, its magnificent water-lilies, and the flocks of wild duck floating in and out.” The Ruined Cities of Zululand The migratory birds which visit Tartary are for the most part known in Europe; such as wild geese, wild ducks, teal, storks, bustards, and so on. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] "You are exceedingly ugly," said the wild ducks; "but that will not matter if you do not want to marry one of our family." Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series In winter I have seen snipe, teal and wild duck shot on the ground at the west end of Chelsea. Rambling Recollections of Chelsea by an old inhabitant Then he came to a great marsh where the wild ducks lived; he was so tired and miserable that he stayed there the whole night. Favorite Fairy Tales The Childhood Choice of Representative Men and Women Steer the canoe in shore, there are quantities of wild duck there.” The Ruined Cities of Zululand "Now I might go if I could find any friend to help me," said Bud, when the wild ducks said good-by and the herons stalked away. Lulu's Library, Volume II So he flew still farther, until he came out on a large moor inhabited by wild ducks. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series On making a round of his field shortly afterwards, to his astonishment he found a wild duck spitted on one of his harrows. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) In the morning the wild ducks flew up to inspect their new comrade. Favorite Fairy Tales The Childhood Choice of Representative Men and Women I shall open a campaign against the wild duck. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Without his aid the farmer would secure but few of the many wild ducks he shoots at certain seasons of the year. The Dog O'Driscoll drove with a song, The wild duck and the drake, From the tall and the tufted reeds Of the drear Hart Lake. The Wind Among the Reeds On land I can track the wild duck over nine ridges and nine glens, and follow her without being once thrown out till I drop upon her in her nest. The Irish Fairy Book “You are frightfully ugly,” said the wild ducks; “but that does not matter to us, so long as you do not marry into our family!” Favorite Fairy Tales The Childhood Choice of Representative Men and Women The report of the rifle rang out just as the deer scrambled up it, startling whole flocks of wild duck out of the reeds and rushes. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Wild boars, stags, in the eastern districts, and hares as well as the mouflon are found, while partridges, quail, woodcock, wild duck and water-fowl are abundant. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Six months after the publication of Thanatopsis the poem entitled To a Waterfowl, suggested by the devious flight of a wild duck across the sunset sky, appeared. Children's Stories in American Literature, 1660-1860 The life of a wild duck is in perfect accordance with its instincts, but the life of an intellectual man is never on all points perfectly in accordance with his instincts. The Intellectual Life One day when the spring came, Wilf went out on the salt marshes, his gun over his shoulder, to shoot wild ducks. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North There are large quantities of wild ducks, and our fellows are so expert in finding their eggs, that the great change to men who have lived so long on nothing but venison must be beneficial.” The Ruined Cities of Zululand Roast a couple of wild ducks and cut off the fillets in the usual way, score the skin, dish the fillets in a circle and put into the centre some stoned olives. Dressed Game and Poultry à la Mode One day I went out shooting wild ducks here with another person. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment Flocks of wild duck and snipe are seen in abundance; wild turkeys likewise, with occasionally a group of flamingoes, whose scarlet plumage forms a strikingly dazzling object in the bright sunshine. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 But he couldn't bear to quit when he thought of what a treat it would be for the whole family—a nice, fat, juicy, wild duck. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North In the smaller bed lay three naked children, who, on the entrance of the strangers, dived, like so many young wild ducks, under the covering. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 It was the custom of this primitive establishment to utilise the Sabbath by a ramble, in quest of wild ducks and wild pigs, about the swamps and creeks of the district. Dog Stories from the "Spectator" being anecdotes of the intelligence, reasoning power, affection and sympathy of dogs, selected from the correspondence columns of "The Spectator" We came to a pool of water, surrounded with very high grass—some of it ten feet high—which abounded with wild ducks and geese. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment Wild turkey, quail, wild duck, wild geese, the latter already beginning their southward migration, were as abundant, one might say, as leaves on the trees or on the ground. The Story of Old Fort Loudon Guess I'll go back and get the gun," he said, "and see if I can't shoot one of those wild ducks. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North Domestic ducks should always be cooked "well done" and twice as long as wild ducks. Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners A Book of Recipes A flock of wild ducks flew across the lake. Two Indian Children of Long Ago But that he was strong and well—'twas his uncle wanted him to go out shooting wild duck. Ditte: Girl Alive! Why, what a wild duck thou art, sister, flapping and quacking because an unshotted barrel has been fired at thee. The Advocate Arthur knew it as a noted haunt of wild duck, a cloud of which arose when he fired. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement In the wild ducks place in each a head of celery; this is thought to improve their flavor. Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners A Book of Recipes Fear not, my brave fellow, for know that I have been enchanted these many years under the form of a wild duck, because of the enmity of three malicious demons. Legends & Romances of Brittany Next came low, flat meadows of sedge, over which the tide oozed slowly, and where flocks of wild ducks, scared from their feeding-ground, rose by scores, and went flapping off seaward in long, black lines. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 The bill was a la carte and contained such items as grizzly steak, antelope, elk, and wild duck and goose. Gold "Which shall it be, brethren, wild duck, quail on toast, rabbit stew, or great governor! wild turkey roasted?" he demanded, with the utmost confidence that Jack would fulfill at least one of these conditions. Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast or Through Storm and Stress to Florida Domestic ducks require a hotter oven than wild ducks or fowl. Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners A Book of Recipes Karl and Axel had ran to the shores of the lake, and had hunted along its banks to find wild ducks' eggs, happily without success. A Danish Parsonage The Mallard is probably the best known of all our wild ducks, being very plentiful and remarkable on account of its size. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 1 July 1897 Here we have reason, though not quite perfect; for the retriever might have brought the wounded bird first, and then returned for the dead one, as in the case of the two wild ducks. Was Man Created? After all, it proved to be wild ducks. Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast or Through Storm and Stress to Florida He had used them all repeatedly, identifying eagles, wild swans, ospreys, wild duck and geese, terrapin, snapping turtles and water snakes, as well as a horde of lesser creatures. The Flying Stingaree Shooting from carbines of a small caliber, and only with cartridges, for wild ducks and Egyptian geese, he acquired an unerring eye and steady hand. In Desert and Wilderness The lake is equally well supplied with aquatic birds, and particularly wild ducks. Adventures in the Philippine Islands One of our writers of popular nature books relates this curious incident of "animal surgery" among wild ducks. Ways of Nature In the spring time, great numbers of wild ducks, geese and brant were found in all the ponds and marshes; in the woody ground the wild turkey, the pheasant and the quail. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 At night he pulled his canoe ashore, built a campfire, and cooked over the flames a partridge, a wild duck, or a venison steak. Pathfinders of the Great Plains A Chronicle of La Vérendrye and his Sons Of substantials there was abundance,—turkeys and fowls, wild duck and other game. Out on the Pampas Or, The Young Settlers Three quarters of the people never partake of other meat than pigeons, poultry, and wild ducks. Due South or Cuba Past and Present One day when the father went out to gather wood, he found seven wild duck eggs. The Chinese Fairy Book "Yes, come," said Mortimer, "or we will do as this rascal in green cassock and pink stockings; we will leap into the water like a band of wild ducks, to be the sooner with you." A Romance of the West Indies On every shallow mere and tranquil river-reach the flocks of wild ducks had fed boldly, suffering canoe or punt to come within easy gunshot. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories If Whetstone had run swiftly in the first race, he fairly whistled through the air like a wild duck in the second. The Duke Of Chimney Butte It brought into church a savor of green rushes growing in the warm, wet thickets where Doctor Crosson—once Eddie Crosson—had loved to go hunting squirrels and rabbits, and wild duck in season. In a Little Town That joint, however, was soon but a memory of anticipation, and our hunger was still keen upon us when the funereal strains of the Japanese Anthem coincided with the arrival of a wild duck. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 25, 1914 Toward morning the wild ducks flew up, and looked at their new companion. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales Oh, beautiful wild duck, it pains me to see, You flying aloft in that gone sort of way, Sweet one, fare you well. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad The female had evidently come to a little copse on the crest of a rugged hill overlooking the river, and, after skirting a pond where wild duck sheltered among the flags, had retraced her steps. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain From the roof of the church he seemed to see that wounded wild duck falling, turning in air, striking at the air frantically with his good wing and feebly with the one that bled. In a Little Town Cold wild duck is an impossibility even to a hungry man. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 25, 1914 “You are remarkably ugly!” said the wild ducks. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales “I shall have to look round for my dinner, again, And I fancy it will not be wild duck to-day.” Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad The wild ducks splattered and quacked as they paddled busily hither and thither, visiting each little bay and reed-clump at the water's edge. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain Hares, leverets, partridges, quails, young turkeys, geese, ducks, capons, pullets, fowls, chickens, pigeons, wild and tame rabbits, wild ducks, widgeon, teal, plover, larks, and pippets. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. High above them was an occasional skirmishing line of wild ducks. David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West “That is because I am so ugly!” thought the Duckling; and it shut its eyes, but flew on farther; thus it came out into the great moor, where the wild ducks lived. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales A wild duck, or a widgeon, will require twenty or twenty-five minutes roasting, according to the size. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Here great flocks of grey snipe continually assemble, together with kingfishers, shags, wild duck, teal, and other waterfowl. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand Leverets, geese, turkey poults, ducks, fowls, chickens, wild rabbits, quails, wheatears, young wild ducks, and some pigeons. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. Method.—Roast the wild duck nicely before a clear fire for thirty or forty-five minutes, basting it constantly with butter. The Skilful Cook A Practical Manual of Modern Experience When they got to the lake the wild duck dived and stayed under water for three minutes, but then it had to come up to breathe. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales Game, pheasants, fowls, partridges, larks, hares, dotterels, wild ducks, teal, snipes, widgeon, grouse.—Fish. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Sometimes we may shoot some of the splendid wild pigeons, some kakas, parrots, tuis, wild duck, teal, or the acclimatized pheasants. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand Leverets, geese, ducks and ducklings, fowls, chickens, turkey poults, quails, wild rabbits, wheatears, and young wild ducks. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. A stone the size of a wild duck's egg split the skin of her rein-hand, and she dropped the bridle and let the sorrel go at random. The Biography of a Prairie Girl The domesticated duck flies less and walks more than the wild duck, and its limb-bones have become in a corresponding manner diminished and increased in comparison with those of the wild duck. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) A wild duck or a widgeon will require twenty or twenty-five minutes roasting, according to the size. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families The scene was a wheat field near the Turkey bayou, where he was hunting wild ducks with a shotgun. The River Prophet Meanwhile, above our heads the wild ducks again pursued their northward flight, and the far honking of the geese fell to our ears from the solemn deeps of the windless night. A Son of the Middle Border No one who has kept wild ducks long has failed to notice their peculiar uneasiness before bad weather. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them Are dressed exactly as the wild duck; only that less time is requisite for a widgeon, and still less for a teal. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual They often brought down a kind of wild duck which made excellent food. A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories Like flights of wild ducks the true sharp-pointed Vs soared off into the sky. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 The wild goose no longer loitered in the brown fields in spring and autumn, and the wild duck had sought the safety of the little lakes. The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West A present of a couple of fat wild ducks will cover a multitude of their sins. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them For roasting a wild duck, you must have a clear, brisk fire, and a hot spit; it must be browned upon the outside, without being sodden within. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual Occasionally the outstretched head of a wild duck, pumping north with a black throb of wings, melts away to a speck in the opaline air. The Prairie Child Two or three onions in the dressing of wild ducks, takes out the fishy taste they are apt to have. The American Housewife Containing the Most Valuable and Original Receipts in all the Various Branches of Cookery; and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner Cranes, wild ducks, plovers, and occasionally swans, abound in the lagoons that open into it from Thingvalla. The Land of Thor The main object of this book is to assist those who are anxious to rear wild ducks on economical lines. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them There must be wild duck on the firth, and buzzards in the rocks. Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy A bevy of wild ducks now scoured the sky to windward, and quacking all together, whirled round about in the air, and describing each circle smaller and lower than the preceding one, approached the rock. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition No canoe rises the waves save the grey feather-boat of the wild duck, and the majestic circling hawk is the only fisherman. Under the Southern Cross Several opportunities offered of a shot at Brahmin geese and wild ducks but, in anticipation of finding the yaks, he had loaded both barrels of his gun with balls. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains The birds must be encouraged to seek their natural food, as only by this means will the wild duck's flavour be retained. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them In a very hot country, far away to the east, was a beautiful little lake where two wild ducks made their home, and passed their days swimming and playing in its clear waters. The Olive Fairy Book In this way the greater portion of the time was passed, altered only by rowing about in the gig, and seeking for wild ducks among the crevices of the rocks. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition A wild duck, far prettier than the tame ducks, was swimming on the water, surrounded with her young. Nobody's Girl (En Famille) A damp, rheumatic place, she said to herself, although she loved the river; and its backwaters, full of wild duck and dabchick and the moorhens, were enchanting places. Love of Brothers The methods of shooting hand-reared wild ducks may be divided into four:— 1. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them High in the thickening sky wild ducks passed over Flyover Point and dropped into the sheltered marshes among the cypress. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories "You are exceedingly ugly," said the wild ducks, "but that will not matter if you do not want to marry one of our family." Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen A relative of the present writer owned a decoy, where some 20,000 wild ducks were taken, within his own recollection, in one season. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter Sir Shawn was away shooting wild duck, and she would be alone at tea if she went home. Love of Brothers Many people put all their wild ducks' eggs under hens, and do not allow the ducks themselves to sit. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them High up in the air he flew, leading many other beautiful wild ducks. Here and Now Story Book Two- to seven-year-olds The rushing of the water through the sluices, and the scream of the wild ducks, were almost the only signs of active life at Silkborg. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen The river abounds with wild duck at this season, as well as with perch and a small fish here called herring, from its resemblance to that fish. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. Maybe he is after a wild duck or something. Killykinick Rats are the ducks' worst enemies, and I have known one old doe rat which had no less than sixteen wild ducks' eggs in her larder when she was dug out and killed. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them Oh, the wild ducks loved the little lake very much! Here and Now Story Book Two- to seven-year-olds So he closed his eyes, and flew still farther, until he came out on a large moor, inhabited by wild ducks. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen The oyster farmers complained most indignantly to the court about the conduct of the wild ducks. Conservation Reader Now and then a flock of wild ducks whirred past, making for the marshes or the innumerable lakes that vitalized the expanse, or buzzards hunched heavily along, frightened from some far resort by eager sportsmen. Northern Lights The greatest obstacle to success in rearing during the early stages of a young wild duck's life is the extraordinary knack they have of getting their heads and backs dirty. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them But the beautiful wild duck, he never saw the little summer boy. Here and Now Story Book Two- to seven-year-olds I don't care so much for pheasant shooting; I like a good walk after a snipe, or creeping along to get a wild duck much better. Tom Brown at Oxford "He is in the little room," and she pointed to a narrow door close by the big chimney, a door provided with old-fashioned little glass panes upon which are glued transparent chromos of wild ducks. A Village of Vagabonds I was once waiting by moonlight for wild ducks on the Ouze in Bedfordshire, and I killed a couple on the water at a shot. Anecdotes of Dogs I have seen wild ducks so tame that within a fortnight from the time they first joined my own birds they were eating maize close to my feet. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them The wild duck had beautiful green and brown feathers and on his head he had a little green top-knot. Here and Now Story Book Two- to seven-year-olds He kept her beside him, standing silent and patient in a certain soppy, sodden spot by the river, waiting for the chance of a wild duck flying homeward above the low-lying mists of the fens. A Sheaf of Corn He paused, ran his hand over his rough jowls, and resumed bluntly: "It is something to kill the wild duck; another to kill a man." A Village of Vagabonds The dog had straight on his return rushed to the drawing-room where the lady sat, and had laid the wild duck at her feet, having brought it safely in his mouth several miles. Anecdotes of Dogs I say young birds, as I think it will be admitted that wild duck, if shot in late October or November, will nearly always fly well. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them But not the slippery shiny fish, not the spotted green frog, not the beautiful wild duck loves the lake as much as some one else does. Here and Now Story Book Two- to seven-year-olds Once a flight of wild ducks suddenly rose from the lake, quacking noisily. Girl Scouts in the Adirondacks The longer the wild duck is roasted, the dryer and tougher it becomes. The Suffrage Cook Book He wounded a wild duck, which swam about the lake, and dived occasionally, followed by the dog. Anecdotes of Dogs She was as harmonious against the background of brown water and green grass as a wild duck. The Huntress When the wild duck swims The water it skims. Here and Now Story Book Two- to seven-year-olds Who sends the wild duck, for that matter? Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty There were gulls and swans, flocks of small birds of many kinds, flights of wild ducks—the latter, for the most part, flying much lower than the geese, which kept far overhead. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia He was one day shooting wild ducks with a friend near Versailles, when, as soon as the first shotPage 313 was fired, a fine spaniel dog joined and began to caress them. Anecdotes of Dogs Now it happened one night that he was watching in a clump of bushes near the lake for some wild ducks that he wished to trap. Europa's Fairy Book Now another thing that loved the little lake was a beautiful wild duck. Here and Now Story Book Two- to seven-year-olds Glade nets, which are nets stretched in narrow glades or ridings in woods from tree to tree, are used chiefly for taking night-flying birds, such as woodcocks, or wild ducks. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. Then by the streams we ought to be able to pick up some wild duck, though of course at this time of year the greater portion of them are far north. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia The stream gradually became wider, and we suddenly found ourselves fronting an immense flooded plain, above which flocks of wild ducks were circling. Adventures of a Young Naturalist As spring advanced, game was added to our bill of fare in the shape of wild duck, which flew in enormous clouds over the settlement. From Paris to New York by Land So the little summer boy never knew the wild duck! Here and Now Story Book Two- to seven-year-olds The sparrow, the swallow, the kingfisher, the heron, the wild duck, the wood-pigeon, the pheasant, the coot, the woodcock, the terns, the gulls, etc.., are some common forms which occur to me. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. The Anas tadorna, a large species of wild duck. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. A cloud of wild ducks, hundreds of them, settled down upon the lake. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" Pressed by hunger, they attack even wild ducks. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 5 May, 1897 I took a fire-lock and went in pursuit of wild ducks, of which there seemed plenty in the bog. The Battle of New Orleans including the Previous Engagements between the Americans and the British, the Indians and the Spanish which led to the Final Conflict on the 8th of January, 1815 Three wild duck, widgeon, came speeding through the fog; he breasted the wind, balanced heavily on both crutches and one leg, and shoved his gun upward. Barbarians Then wild ducks came, did as the geese had done, and then they too were gone in the same flight into the illimitable north that swallowed up everything. The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods "There's nothing better than a wild duck cooked as Jim Hart can cook it." The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" She was a wild duck in the glen where she lived, and Pete was a great lumbering tame duck waddling behind her. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 At the end of a day's journey, when he began to feel discouraged, he saw a wild duck flying alone high in the sky. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes But it was not until the wild ducks rose through the phantom light and came whirring in from the sea that his gun, poked stiffly skyward, flashed in the pallid void. Barbarians "You are very ugly," said the wild ducks; "but that will not matter if you do not want to marry into our family." Aunt Friendly's Picture Book. Containing Thirty-six Pages of Pictures Printed in Colours by Kronheim Close to the water a file of wild ducks flew like an arrow to the north, and, in a little cove where the current came in shallow waves, a stag bent his head to drink. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand The bomber was swerving and dipping like a helpless wild duck seeking to shake off the three hawks that were now hovering over her. Tam o' the Scoots The drawing should show them flying in the shape of a horizontal letter V, as wild ducks fly. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature Among these six happy ducks there was a white one that was at one time of his life a wild duck. The Nursery, September 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 3 Osteological Characters.—The skulls of the several breeds differ from each other and from the skull of the wild duck in very little except in the proportional length and curvature of the premaxillaries. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. The water is always cold, but not too cold to bathe in, and during the rainy season—November to March—is frequented by hundreds of wild duck. The Call Of The South 1908 Although Grumpy Weasel could easily handle a rabbit or a wild duck a dozen times his own size, because they were unarmed, he would have had no chance at all with Mr. Snowy Owl. The Tale of Grumpy Weasel Sleepy-Time Tales Every pond or lagoon swarmed with wild ducks and wild geese, and hawks and eagles swooped from the air, splashed the water, and then rose again with fish in their talons. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness Their tame animals were hogs, dogs, and poultry, and there were wild ducks, pigeons, paroquets, and a few other birds. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries On the middle toe, in three specimens, there were twenty-seven or twenty-eight scutell�, whereas in two wild ducks there were thirty-one and thirty-two. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. It is the faint, musical gabble of the wild ducks, as they swim across the lake. The Call Of The South 1908 Here we have the privilege of inspecting the larder—fish of various sorts, meat, vegetables, several kinds of birds, pigeons, tordi, beccafichi, geese, wild ducks, chickens, woodcock, &c. ., according to the season. New Italian sketches “Only these,” replied Shif’less Sol, and he held up a fat wild duck in either hand. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness The natives followed the English to the boat, and seeing some muskets lying across the stern, desired them to be taken away, having probably observed their effects on the wild ducks. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries The Aylesbury duck has fifteen cervical and ten dorsal vertebr� furnished with ribs, but the same number of lumbar, sacral, and caudal vertebr�, as far as could be traced, as in the wild duck. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. Whilst he was away, my host and I plucked the pigeons, and also a fat wild duck which M�risi had shot in the lake that morning. The Call Of The South 1908 A number of wild ducks flew out of the reeds, startled partly by our approach, partly by that of a boat, in which sat a solitary figure rowing vigorously. The Grateful Indian And other Stories More wild ducks and wild geese were caught in the snares, and they had now been on the oasis more than a week without the slightest sign from their foes. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness The problem of supplies, therefore, seemed to be solved, especially as there were abundant opportunities to shoot the wild duck, plover, and grouse, that visited the little domain of the exiles. Hope and Have or, Fanny Grant Among the Indians, A Story for Young People At dawn, as I lay half-awake, I heard a sound that made me jump to my gun—the soft quacking of wild duck in the creek. "Five-Head" Creek; and Fish Drugging In The Pacific 1901 The conversation was abruptly terminated at this point by a flock of wild ducks, which, ignorant of the presence of the two youths, swept close past their heads with a startling whirr. The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains Next morning, having breakfasted on venison, with some wild duck which the keenest of our sportsmen had killed at sunrise, we recommenced our march. In the Wilds of Florida A Tale of Warfare and Hunting They were reluctant even to shoot any of the larger wild animals that wandered through the swamp, and they felt actual pain when they slew the wild ducks and wild geese caught in their snares. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness The fishing has been hitherto but indifferent, and I fear I shall not be able to accomplish my promise with regard to the wild ducks. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) If you have a wild duck grease with butter, as the meat is drier. The Italian Cook Book The Art of Eating Well Snowy, angelic companies of swans came alternately with the geese; then a whimpering, whispering flight of wild ducks, water-fowl in thousands and tens of thousands, rushing onward through the aërial lanes. Blue-Bird Weather I should, I believe, have slept on far into the next day, had I not been aroused by my father, who handed me a mug of coffee, some wild duck, and corn-cake for breakfast. In the Wilds of Florida A Tale of Warfare and Hunting The fugitive had surpassing skill, as all of them knew, but a human being could not take a flight through the air, like an eagle or a wild duck, and leave no trail behind him. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness We saw the ruffled grouse whir through the thickets and the wild ducks skitter down the stream ahead of us. Days Off And Other Digressions Noisy guns had reduced the number of wild ducks and geese, he says, even then. Confessions of a Book-Lover One can feel the very October chill in the air as one reads of the little lakes in the forest where the white stallion watched the wild ducks migrating and the caribou filing past.... Blue Bonnet in Boston or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's He stood on the margin of the lake that lay placidly sleeping in the embrace of hills; and the willow waved on its borders, and wild ducks and herons wantoned on its breast. Summerfield or, Life on a Farm In such a land of plentiful game they would be sure to have abundant supplies, and he saw there a haunch of deer well cooked, buffalo meat, two or three wild turkeys and wild ducks. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness During the winter season, wild ducks are so plentiful around New Orleans that a good wing shot can bag a hundred of them in a few hours. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi I don’t mind, because the water runs off me, same as it would off a wild duck; and as for the frost and snow, I could roll in ’em like a dog. The New Forest Spy Once when a flock of wild ducks had flown overhead, Diogenes had listened, and, as their faint cries had come down to him, he had stretched his wings as if he, too, would fly. Mistress Anne Having excellent preserves of game in the neighbourhood, he is happy to inform travellers that he can provide them with good sports in wild boar, deer, and hare hunting, and wild duck and partridge shooting. Olla Podrida The eider-duck is about the size of the common mallard, or wild duck proper. The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North The confused noise and scrambling from their boats I can only liken to that of a suddenly-roused flock of wild ducks. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy I have been out with Bunny Wrigg sometimes when he has been setting night-lines in the old hammer pond, and catching big eels, and sometimes wild ducks, and— Pst! The New Forest Spy In regard to ducks and rabbits, the breeds of which differ considerably from each other in structure, I do not doubt that they have all descended from the common wild duck and rabbit. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. (2nd edition) The surface of the water was speckled with wild duck, which splashed and swam about making silvery ripples break into the warm reflection, and a faint smoke from the village softened the whole effect. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah A flock of wild duck rose from the dam and went streaking across the horizon like in a Japanese etching. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa There were wild ducks and cat birds, woodpeckers, and "many birds of strange plumage," some of them resembling canaries. The Book of the Damned There are two kinds of birds, the kind that lives in flocks, like the blackbird and the wild duck, and the kind that lives by itself, like the eagle. Dollars and Sense ONE summer's day on the banks of the river Tweed, in Scotland, a fox sat watching a brood of wild ducks feeding in the river. Chatterbox Stories of Natural History There were wild ducks, too, to be surprised in the pools of the big salt marshes. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell The wind, filled with delicious spring odors, came out of the west; larks were whistling and wild ducks were in flight. A Daughter of the Middle Border She cried, and the afternoon came, a blush of fire and flowing gold upon the hills, the purple of the steeps behind her darkened; upon Big Fox behind, some wild duck floated and gossiped. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure Without wasting a second they began to blaze away at the wild ducks as they came swooping down from the west. Sonnie-Boy's People Who that has read the same author’s ‘Lines to a Waterfowl,’ does not gaze with other than a sportsman’s pleasure upon even a wild duck, if it flies past him after sunset. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 Deer and moose, foxes and wild ducks, frogs and fish,—all seemed equally charmed by the great wonder of a light shining silently out of the vast darkness. Wood Folk at School The waters of the Great Salt Lake broke in small waves upon its shores, which were covered with sporting seals and wild ducks pluming themselves in the beams of the warm and gentle sun. Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian Between the two, at the edge of a stream which connected them, my husband had got a little hut built for shooting wild ducks. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII. Flocks of wild ducks fluttered close to the lake surface, filling the morning air with discordant quacking. Tess of the Storm Country A hydroplane can rise from the surface of the water just like a wild duck might. The Airplane Boys among the Clouds or, Young Aviators in a Wreck List price, 50 cents; mailing price, 60 cents This delightful work tells of the lives and habits of the commoner wood folk, such as the crow, the rabbit, the wild duck. Wood Folk at School A flock of wild ducks was circling about, and he pointed them out to Gif. The Rover Boys on a Hunt or The Mysterious House in the Woods There are wild ducks in places, too, and lots of squirrels on the hamaks, after the nuts. Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise or, The Dash for Dixie But the Firedrake, as happy as a wild duck on a lonely lock, was rolling and diving in the liquid flame, all red-hot and full of frolic. Prince Prigio From "His Own Fairy Book" As the boys landed a flock of wild ducks flew up with a great splashing, and winged their way down the creek. Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters ACCOMPANIMENTS.—With wild ducks, cucumber sauce, currant jelly or cranberry sauce. My Pet Recipes, Tried and True Contributed by the Ladies and Friends of St. Andrew's Church, Quebec While doing so the prince observed with satisfaction that large trout were rising freely, and that several flocks of wild ducks and other aquatic birds passed both up and down the river. The Hot Swamp It is interesting to notice a resemblance between this huge bird and our English wild duck or plover. Hunting the Lions Chief among these were eagles and vultures of uncommon size, the wild goose, wild duck, and the majestic swan. The Dog Crusoe and his Master Let us go on an excursion to the mountain-top, or have a hunt after the wild ducks, or make a dash at the pigs. The Coral Island An’ there’s lots o’ poultry about, too!” he added, as a flock of wild ducks went by on whistling wings. Charlie to the Rescue Having lighted a fire, Bladud set up the carcase of a wild duck to roast. The Hot Swamp Nevertheless, it was smartly done, lad, for it’s a difficult shot when a wild duck comes straight for your head like a cannon-ball.” Twice Bought And in these vivaries be so many wild geese and ganders and wild ducks and swans and herons that it is without number. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume III (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland I We were startled soon after by a loud whistling noise above our heads, and on looking up, saw a flock of wild ducks making for the coast. The Coral Island A thousand recollections assailed him, recollections of similar mornings, of rapid walks on the hard earth which rang under his footsteps, of happy chases on the edges of pools where wild ducks sleep. The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories Feathers of a wild duck and the heads of three good-sized fishes showed that he had fared well. The Blue Envelope The trapper pointed as he spoke to a flock of wild duck that was coming straight towards the spot on which they sat. Twice Bought The night passed away quietly; and the moment day broke, all hands were called up, and we breakfasted on the remains of the wild ducks and opossum. The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela Not far off a stream ran into the river, and we hoped that near its mouth we might meet with some wild ducks. Snow Shoes and Canoes The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in the Hudson Bay Territory The market-place was bordered to the east and west by an extensive swamp, covered with weeds and water and frequented by wild ducks, cranes, and vultures. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley If the fish keep running, if the wild ducks come north, or the walrus come barking in from Bering Sea, then you can stay with us and get sleek and fat. The Blue Envelope He therefore invited Oliver to accompany him on an expedition to shoot wild ducks on a lagoon at some distance. In the Eastern Seas A kind of grouse, sir; abundance of wild ducks. Steve Young Perhaps we shall see them come back loaded with venison or a few dozen wild ducks, which will supply our larder for many days to come. Snow Shoes and Canoes The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in the Hudson Bay Territory Why, to live like that, catching fish, and shooting wild ducks and geese, and cooking ’em, and eating ’em. Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel The two following days were spent in fruitless hunting for wild duck and in making trips to the rubbish pile. The Blue Envelope Yes; it quite put me in mind of the country to have wild ducks coming down to the pool, and—there were the two wild ducks! Patience Wins War in the Works “Well, I do call that cowardly,” said Jem, as he heard the order to load; “shooting at a couple of poor fellows just as if they was wild duck.” The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens The pot, as Panton called it, was not forgotten either, several large bustard-like birds being shot as they raced across the plain, besides wild duck and geese, which at times passed over in plenty. Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track That white dog was a wonder to the wild ducks, which left off eating directly and began to swim slowly and cautiously up the netted tunnel to try and find out what he was doing. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp This first excursion was not to be a very formidable one; it was only a canoe trip several miles up the coast, to a place where the wild ducks and geese were numerous. Three Boys in the Wild North Land The nightingales sang, the thrushes flew out before them, the wild duck and moorhen glanced on the pools. The Armourer's Prentices Every flight of wild ducks in the sky will tell you the form that is most likely to secure the maximum of motion with the minimum of effort. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. There are different kinds of wild ducks; these are mallards. Wild Nature Won By Kindness The same thing resulted when a second teal, or widgeon—the wild duck appearing to partake of the characteristics of both varieties—came by. The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land The wild ducks and geese are easily left behind by the beautiful and graceful swans. Three Boys in the Wild North Land The meat was venison, bear, raccoon, wild turkey, wild duck, and pheasant; the drink was water, or rye coffee, or whisky, which the little stills everywhere supplied only too abundantly. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year "It's a little rare," was the reply, "but there's one authentic case on record in which a fish's stomach was found to contain no less than seven wild ducks." The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries When I was rearing the wild ducks already described, a weasel used often to be prowling near the coop, and when frightened retreated in this direction. Wild Nature Won By Kindness On the edge of our lake great white herons stand in the cool of the early morning, and the wild ducks swimming lazily on its surface invite a shot. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development For, being crowded at the upper end with willows, and with the carex cespitosa, it affords such a safe and pleasing shelter to wild ducks, teals, snipes, etc., that they breed there. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 Every evening the wild ducks flew into these ponds from the river to feed, and the shooting at this evening flight Ramon especially loved. The Blood of the Conquerors It was far from a promising site for a new capital, the dreary wastes, dark forests, and marshes where wild ducks and geese found a favorite feeding place. The Story of Russia But the Firedrake, as happy as a wild duck on a lonely loch, was rolling and diving in the liquid flame, all red-hot and full of frolic. Prince Prigio The waters of the Great Salt Lake broke into small waves upon its shores, which were covered with seals sporting, and wild ducks pluming themselves, in the beams of the warm and gentle sun. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 I saw young teals taken alive in the ponds of Wolmer Forest in the beginning of July last, along with flappers, or young wild ducks. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 Birds sang and insects chirped, wild ducks and swans chattered to their neighbors, and great flocks made a dazzle across the blue sky. A Little Girl in Old Detroit Swarms of canoes shoot out from the bank like wild ducks, and the black warriors beat their spears against their shields. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Water now, once again, fills the hollow, completely transforming this part of the country, and bringing into it wild duck and herons as of old. Highways and Byways in Sussex And so it happened that the turkeys borrowed delicacy from the pigeons; and the chickens, flavor from the wild duck, etc. Molly Brown's Orchard Home Where can you find one who does not know when the wild ducks in the wedge-shaped flocks fly southward? Stories of Birds And Wenonah is making me a beautiful cape of feathers and quills, and the breast of wild ducks. A Little Girl in Old Detroit They say that wild ducks are now found on the Cocheco. Some Three Hundred Years Ago He didn't want any cattle brand—jist play the game his fashion, 'finders are takers,' same as fish er wild ducks. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story This was varied, too, by wild duck, teal and snipe shot along the river bottom. Ranching, Sport and Travel At some little distance, we saw considerable flights of wild ducks. The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. There was a wild duck which had been picked up injured in the leg one cold winter, and had become tame and followed them about now from place to place. Mary Gray The wild ducks are a thing of the past. With Those Who Wait The dawn was at his back, and across the dawn a flight of wild duck was making in from the sea. The Beach of Dreams Sometimes he had brought in a wild duck, or a grey marhatta hare; once a black-horned gazelle, but usually a parrot, a peacock or a jay. Son of Power A little sportsman entered with his fowling-piece, and imitated all the movements natural to his pursuit; a tiny wild duck rose from a lake, and flew before him. The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. Here the flyers partook of an excellent repast, garnished with the best the island could afford, including tender wild duck from the surrounding lagoons and savory turtle soup. Around the World in Ten Days But if friend swallow may be praised for his fidelity, unfortunately not so much can be said for another familiar passerby—the wild duck. With Those Who Wait The boom of breakers far out on the reefs was hushed to a soothing hum, and faintly, from the reedy little lake farther down on the southward slope came the quacking of wild ducks. Where the Sun Swings North That was how Bill and I shot wild duck in the marshes near the village of—Somewhere in France. The Red Horizon Whole flocks of wild ducks flew screaming overhead. Tell Me Another Story The Book of Story Programs The evening flight of the wild duck from Crooked Lake to a chain of swamps passed intermittently over the clearing with a sibilant whistle of wings. North of Fifty-Three Now Henry tasted the delights of buffalo tongue and beaver tail, venison, wild turkey, fried squirrel, wild goose, wild duck and a dozen kinds of fish. The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky At dawn the next morning, which was at four o'clock, one of the packers roused the Big Boy with the information that there were wild ducks on the lake. Tenting To-night A Chronicle of Sport and Adventure in Glacier Park and the Cascade Mountains When asked what he had that was not fit to eat, he could only say in reply that he could furnish them with venison, pheasant, wild duck, and some fresh fish. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters Yes, we used to have wild duck on the island. Foe-Farrell Overhead the wild duck winged his way in aerial squadrons to the vast solitudes of the North. North of Fifty-Three But wild duck and geese were on the wing, sweeping up from the south in search of the melting sloughs and flooded hollows, pastures laid open to them by the rapid thaw. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon There's all the game we want, especially wild duck and prairie chicken, to say nothing of jack-rabbit. The Prairie Wife The Spanish cooks also first understood that an orange salad is the proper accompaniment to a wild duck, and the Spanish hams are excellent. The Gourmet's Guide to Europe Willet loved wild duck and so he gave him an extra portion. The Sun Of Quebec A Story of a Great Crisis A wild duck knows when to go north. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis We have tasted the wild duck, which is very good. First Impressions of the New World On Two Travellers from the Old in the Autumn of 1858 They were busily transforming the bare rocks into a green tapestried chamber, when Sahwah came up, crying as if her heart would break, carrying in her arms a dead wild duck. The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods Or, The Winnebagos Go Camping He saw wild ducks and grouse, but he had not brought his sling. The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone At the next water hole a lean lynx circled warily around with his eye fixed hungrily on some wild ducks swimming too far from shore for him to reach. I Married a Ranger The interior was the resort of wild ducks and other water-fowl; and the pools and creeks with which it was intercepted abounded in dormant alligators. The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815 Here he sometimes came to snare wild ducks. Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends And we could have trout every day, and wild ducks, and venison. The Challenge of the North But the children came swimming up around the raft like wild ducks. The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone Deep sea depths untouched by lightnings, where the kraken makes his home; jolly dolphins disporting in the sunlight, responding to the cry of the hovering wild duck and gull. Insights and Heresies Pertaining to the Evolution of the Soul Having been always fond of shooting, I took a firelock and went in pursuit of wild ducks, which abounded throughout the bog. The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815 In the latter cross, although the males are fine birds, the females are not larger than a widgeon, and fly about almost like wild ducks. Essays in Natural History and Agriculture He is indeed a wild duck, so wild that one must study him with a gun, and study him long before he knows much about him. Ways of Wood Folk Late in October, when the first southward flight of wild duck began to wing over the valley, old Bill Hayes and Sam Ballard downed tools and went to town. The Hidden Places Silent the otter, stealing by thy moon, Through the fluttered heron, hears the cry of the loon; Motionless the setter in thy dawnlight gray Shows the happy hidden cove where the wild duck play. Tales of the Chesapeake When I came back at evening, I was told that Dr. Hyde had finished his play, and was out shooting wild duck. Poets and Dreamers Studies and translations from the Irish |
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