out March, and construct their nests in dry retired spots, under bushesor concealed herbage, near the water. The period of incubation varies from DECOY DUCKS. twenty to twenty-eight days, during which the female sits on the eggs with thegreatest patience and self-devotion, and the ducklings are… … THE WILD i)i:ci-:. been invented to catch the poor ducks by decoying them into a snare. Some-times tame ducks are trained to watch for a flock, and to allure them into anet that is held open at one end a little like the tilt of a cart. The fowler isclose by, and as soon as the net is full enough,…
Birds -- Juvenile literature
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