THE AMERICAN WIDGEON.

Tur Widgeon, or Bald-pate Duck, is a
frequent attendant on the canvass-back,
and often profits by this company. Not
being accustomed to diving, the widgeon
watches the motions of its laborious
neighbor, and as soon as the canvass-back _
rises with a root, on which they both feed
greedily, the Bald-pate snatches the mor-
i3el and makes off with it. They are al-
ways very quick and lively, feeding and
swimming out into the ponds and rivers
a I hours of the day; but are extreme-
ly watchful, sheltering in caves and be-
bind banks; and on the slightest attempt

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