New-York tribune., 1901-02-17
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No ou- of our ducks has Il wider range than
thc In.l...td ia, IA. ds has hr.u said is Tie rrt-
.'1ltor az th- 'ou-'n"u Goi1r~tr Hurk- IL 'S
fo..nI over tar entire northern portion "i
o.. world. 1ui iu America as ttr south as
Mexico. while in Europe it breeds in southern
Spain and Greece IL is believed To he common
throughout ASIA except in tropical India and
il i. more. OF less abundant in Northern Africa
AltEough migratory bird the mallaTd MAJ
usually be found throughout ITS range IN winter
provided there is open water. and So u place
vt,rc il may feed.
In many Places in the Northern Rocky Noun
toi!.s where the temperature often goes I" ~
and 80 degrees below zero mailards may BE-
found throughout the winter living IN warm
springs along swift streams Uhtrn the cur
rent is SO rapid that the water never freezes.
Thus il is seen that The winters cold has Htttr
20 90 with the migration Of the ma!lard- or. IN
fact. with that Of many ether ducks and that
if food is plentiful the birds can bear almost
.tny degree Of cold. 1t is tfr freezing of the
waters. and thus shutting of the food supply.
hat forces these inland Ids 10 move south
ward.
In the New ENGLAND states the mallard IS not
a. common bird. hat i'm the southern States thu
iut riOr and California IL is extremely abundant
ir the Northern interior the In,.l!drt is shot
from early October Until thc waters close ~
\ot .mber. and ali through the winter Il is
abundant in the Southern states Here. il feeds
i'm hc marshes along tEc salt water. in the riC"
fields and alons The sl0ushs and streams
throughout the int ricr and becomes fat anI
N 'i HlNpTCd ANA IL eagerly IuTS JFtt IL comes
Tta lily tn decOys. and ii one or more live ducks
q. tetheTcd with the CecOys to call down the
Wild birds they are quite certain To respond ami
- offer easy shooting tO the gunner Formerly
thr nallaTd bred in considerable numbers with
in the limits of the United States. though II has
never been = common bird at any season 0n
the Atlantic Coast north of NcW-l lnTk. IL for
mcrly bred. however. in great numbers in Iili
noiS, Indiana. Wisconsin. Michigan ana Min
ursota. well as i'm the pr@irics of the further
West and about alkali lakes and pools the
high central plateau Now 0f the birCS
proceed further north to breed. and Canada the
Hudson Bay country and the shores of the
Arctic Sea all occupied by il during the nest
ing season. Dr. I:rcwer states that lit has be'
known in rare instances to nest in ~ tree. in
such cases occupying deserted nest of a h;iwl.
crow either large bird
The maard is one OF typical fresh water
"ucks II is rarely or never found salt water
goons along the Southern Atlantic Coast. which
blackish. Here it associates with many
other fresh water ducks. ana is frequently seen
widgeOuS and other species.
Perhaps eff North American ducks
is So wen known as the mallard. and yet il has
comparatively few common names. Ii is called
greenhead. wild drake. wild duck English duck
French duck and gray duck sometimes gray
mallard for the female. In Canada the same
stock duck was formely prOgenitor of the do
meStic duck. The French Canadians call il ca
nard FrancaiS, French duck. Mr.. TrumbUlI
calls attention TO the old but obsolete