rice-hunting

Updated: May 3, 2025

But the juicy, fine-flavoured flesh of the canvas-back is esteemed by all classes of people; and epicures prize it above that of all other winged creatures, with the exception, perhaps, of the reed-bird or rice-hunting, and the prairie-hen. These last enjoy a celebrity almost if not altogether equal.

Mayne Reid - The Hunters' Feast: Conversations Around the Camp Fire