Blue-Wings.
The Blue-Wings are less than a Duck, but fine Meat. These are the first Fowls that appear to us in the Fall of the Leaf, coming then in great Flocks, as we suppose, from Canada, and the Lakes that lie behind us.
Widgeon.
Widgeons, the same as in Europe, are here in great Plenty.
Teal two sorts.
We have the same Teal, as in England, and another sort that frequents the Fresh-Water, and are always nodding their Heads. They are smaller than the common Teal, and dainty Meat.
Shovellers.
Shovellers (a sort of Duck) are gray, with a black Head. They are a very good Fowl.
Whistlers.
These are called Whistlers, from the whistling Noise they make, as they fly.