In the summer they make their way to the northern regions in large flocks, and build their nests together, being of a very sociable disposition.
I See no difference between this bird and that Called Simpilly the Brant Common to the Lakes and frequently Seen on the Ohio and Mississippi in large flocks &c.
Pilacon which was killed by one of our men this morning, and they are now in large flocks on their return to their winter quarters.
The fowlers killed 3 black Ducks with Sharp White beeks keep inlarge flocks & feed on Grass, they have no Craw and their toes are Seperate, Common in the U.
Remote from markets it is generally fed by the holders of large flocks.
Wild ducks are gregarious in their habits, and generally migrate in large flocks.
Those divisions, also, in large flocks, which utility demands, are generally made at or soon after shearing.
In the interior parts of the country they fly in large flocks, and perch on the poplar trees in such numbers that I have seen twelve of them killed at one shot.
In Autumn they return to the South in large flocks, and are frequently shot in considerable numbers merely as a delicacy; at that season, however, they are by no means so good as when they first make their appearance in Spring.
They, like the European Swallow, gather in large flocks on the day of their departure, make several revolutions round the breeding-places, and then take their leave till the next year.
In winter, one of his correspondents informs him, it unites in large flocks, the Drakes having then a whistle like the Plover; but it has not been heard to use this call during the breeding season.
These birds are too numerous to travel in large flocks; it would appear, therefore, as if they fixed upon some points where they separate in order to distribute themselves over various countries.
Wild Geese of several species make their nests there in large flocks at the foot of the sea-washed rocks which surround the island.
They collect in large flocks; and it is supposed they keep watch, like the crow, to mark and announce the approach of danger.
In a wild state, it is asserted that the Pintado associates in large flocks.
These animals are always seen in large flocks of forty or fifty; and hunt, like hounds in full cry, from evening till morning.
As no kids or he-goats are admitted, the scene is very orderly, and there is none of the deafening bleating which usually characterises large flocks.
Large flocks of them may be seen daily, soaring high in the air, and sweeping their graceful way in the grand curves which distinguish the flight of the large birds of prey.
There may be large flocks of them feeding in the same pasturage, but the Goats always take the highest spots on which verdure grows, while the sheep graze quietly below.
Bustards were numerous, and the Harlequin pigeon was seen in large flocks.
Large flocks of spur-winged geese, or machikwe, were common.
The land immediately adjacent to the lake is low and fertile, though in some places marshy and tenanted by large flocks of ducks, geese, herons, crowned cranes, and other birds.
They usually travel in large flocks so that a small piece of woodland is literally flooded with them when they pause in the flight to feed upon insects or small berries.
Gallinule and cockatoos were in large flocks feeding on the grass seeds, which were now nearly ripe.
Large flocks of cockatoos came to the pool at this camp, and we shot thirty-three, which was a very welcome addition to our provisions.
When they do come it is generally in large flocks.
This season of enforced quiet being passed, they make their appearance suddenly in the dry forest, near Ega, in large flocks, probably assemblages of birds gathered together from the neighbouring Ygapo forests, which are then flooded and cold.
The sand had been blown by the wind into ridges and undulations, and over the more moist parts, large flocks of sandpipers were running about.
The Midas ursulus is never seen in large flocks; three or four is the greatest number observed together.
Pelicans often travel in large flocks, visiting the mouths of rivers or favorite retreats on the sea-coast.
In the spring the Sea-birds assemble in large flocks.
They assemble in large flocks on the islands where they are accustomed to breed.
The birds, however, soon become wary when feeding on the open plains in large flocks, and it then becomes impossible to approach them without a trained horse.
In favourable wet seasons they sometimes collect in large flocks, numbering not less than five or six hundred birds, and a flock of this kind will occasionally remain in one spot for several months without breaking up.
So extremely social are these Ducks that even when breeding they keep together in large flocks.
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