The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-05

hang ON until sufIocsted In this case this requires
not more than a minute and the BODY i uon1 " W
the surface only in rare instances. MINIS, ~
ways IL remains fastened. Appleton esumhN5
that he and Hure downed more than hundred
birds some of which were wing broken anu soin.
shot through the back and partly parHlyhed but
still with strength enough To Hop over w atcep
water and die there The accuracy o. ,h n, ,bst h
and his companion had Just my , shs's np,s.v ,,
They baggcd sS,y.two and ley han "S n,Isaes
but they were more than compensated py d3 4h
aud triple kills made when shooting in'o noc Us,
u took the men more than an hour 70 Ra,i', ,, W.
their game and IL was late in the afternoon Whcn
they got back IL town. The birds were sent oi
course To the Chicago market Applcton anu
llurcll are not In the business ior sport "o' 'o'
This year the maard has come down out 81 !he
Norm in fair numbers. and VIII remain UNI, vi
Ice forms. Then IL goes South. occupying wat,lS
from the latitude Of middle Georgia TO INC nui, 0
Mexico, and even for some distance down ,,s
Mexican coast II breeds mostly IN nnada, Some
specimens coming from the lakes Just below hud
son : bay. The young birds are nearly gfown
by the last week in August; but the species Is able
10 stand n good deal Of cold weather. aud IL never
in n hurry to begin the southwark nighl. Tue
mallard family ranges from hye to nine IN nun,
Der, and Of these II is estimated about Two uituS
reach maturity. Once grown the duck IN saic
from most things except man. II is so heavy ana
att, knowing their inability To handle it, and only
tic eagle purSucs II in the air Inc species, WINE
one 81 the most numerous OF tnc duck upg; Mnuru
of roasting upon the land near To wntcr, instead 81
in the water itself. 1t will float all night IN thc
middle 81 body as large as Pisadua. hut " IN a
region ~ country which contains only ponds.
slOughs or HgOons will seek the bank. There,
with It's head drawn down against It's shoulders
and its breast feathers on tho ground. II DOES
profoundly. The result Of this j. that many iail
victims L. foxes and mnks. \ pile OF feathers
nigh, tragedy may he found almost any morning.
This means that the III ri has been slain by mink
Whose custom is "a deNuur most oi It's prey on ule
spot where the kill IS made. The fox, on NE con'
tfary, viii invariably seize its victim by the neck
| and transpor, y To- his den IN NE thlcket; T.,
The mallHrd is exceedingly StcEanouS. III
making the flight 10 the South II Is the custom
Of two three families To- unite and the SKY lorna.
| ton Is always that Of q ', patterned after the
the lead is one which has made the journey before
For guidance the birds follow The conlguiauons
Of mountain ranges, the curvaturcs Of large areas
| Of water, like the big lakes, and the course 81
| some great Tivcr as the Mississippi There Is
nothing wonderful about the certainty with when
| they travel and arrive at their destination. From
the height which they maintain when making
steady flight they are able 10 see Tor thirty miles
in every direction, and it would tr much more
| wonderful thing II they con,rved 10 go wrong.
II dccoys we'll owing 10 its love 81 company OF ~
| avn kind and is peculiarly susceptible to cal
| The invitation note Of the mallnrd liz even and
deep consisting If five syllabce 81 equal length
| and of the same information. han Kan kah'hahh,,
| kAh! ltS fright note Il. knh h-hh! han KAN
| kah! II the birds are flying luw and with reason
abb" siowncsS, there Is one not" which Mh When
ing noise. produced by placing the tongue against
| the t"uf II thu mouth aud drawing IN the breaih
| lGtkily, "NaCUN the sound q man makes NH'H
| rlucking t. u lazy hursr This soft snnppH.
| popping sound Is uttered by tho mallnrd when
| II Is swallowing All acorn, ~ root ana passing
| birds viii always swing IN tn II imagining lhhl
| IN tho PUSHES some member oi III" tflb" Is having
| n good tune. An incumcf il particularly dlnlCui
Ia stop owing L. the thickness ut the breast aTm"r
| and, The weather gets colder these feathers
| become tough enough Ia S'op or check any SIZE
| uf shot above No . Tits n lad with city sports
| men tutsc Ne SIS On malAtdS carly In the autumn
| forgetting that the birds are fully grown befot"
| they leave the nesting grounds, and later on To
| Use IS. Market hunters, however. who have
| nu ammunition to waste aud whose living depends
| upon their ability tu MAJ" their shells count,
| stick tu Nn. Is In Hn ounce and n quarter "t
| No Is are more than 100 pellets and any sort
| of gun worth Shuutng at all ought tn pattern
| them with sufficient Clus"nrSs =" Sifk' n thTsc'
"f the SIZE IT nalard at from iittv n sixty yards
| One shot Of this size and shocking capacity Is
| worth two NJ. b'S at that distance, and hall n
| hHtil II NJ SIS, for the "" $. unless a head shot
| ~ made H. ~ no account At all \ market hunter
| WhO enters his boat and paddles NJ ~ down the
| Fox River, licking tn STAY ANYTHING he can sell
| will have fifty Shcl, loaded with NJ Is Us
| there ~ always ChauC" II blk blue g""S" dntt
| ing into sight honkiug dlstrcssiully irr thu
| flock It lost four dJ!s hciurc and 200 miles
| away h" will have probably III an upper pocket
| ~ his coat shirt two shells heavily charged
| with black powder behind No. shot =" ~
| cuutr-d b. feels himself competent I" give good
account ~ himself, n" matter what sort 1T game
| bird gets M in front II him.