612 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW JERSEY. 



A. crecca, L. European (English) Teal. 



Male similar to that of preceding, but no white bar on breast ; 

 black and white undulations on side, &c., coarser, otherwise not 

 distinguishable from the green-winged teal. 



" Have seen a single specimen that was killed in the State. 

 Taken on meadows of Delaware River, near Trenton, April 21st, 

 1861. Occasionally killed on the coast." [C. C. A.] 



A. strepera, L. (Chaulelasmus, Gr.) German Duck. Gadwall. 



Speculum white ; wing coverts chestnut and black ; male, head 

 and neck whitish brown, speckled with black ; white and black 

 crescents on crop ; slate, with white undulations, on back, &c. ; 

 tail coverts black ; bill blue black ; iris brown ; legs orange 

 yellow and webs dusky ; iu breeding season the crown is rusty, 

 rump and breast tinged with rusty and under parts more spotted ; 

 female brownish, varied with dusky above and white below ; 

 belly white; chestnut of wings nearly rudimentary. Length, 

 22 inches ; female cmaller. 



"A species belonging to the Southwestern States, and but 

 seldom met with. A few seen in autumn and spring about Egg 

 Harbor, but not regularly. Known as ' gad well.' " 



A. penelope, L. (Mareca, Steph.) European Widgeon. 



Winter male, crown, belly and tail coverts white; tail spot 

 goreen and velvet ; back and sides waved with black ; head and 

 neck reddish ; male after breeding season, tail coverts ashy blue ; 

 back, &c., dark ashy gray; head and neck pale rusty, barred 

 with dusky; female, head and neck as in summer male; tail 

 spot grayish ; white on wings reduced ; upper parts dusky brown, 

 variegated ; tail coverts barred ; lower parts white. Length, 22 

 inches ; tail, 5 inches. Frequent in Alaska ; occasional on our 

 eastern coast. 



"A rare bird in the State. Has been killed at Barnegat, but 

 the author has met with none taken about the rivers. Appears 

 to be more frequent on Long Island." [C. C. A.] 



A. americana, Gmel. (Mareca.) American Widgeon. Baldpate. 



Male, head and neck white, flecked with black (except on 

 crown) ; a bright green patch on sides of head ; back grayish 

 white and sides reddish, all waved with black ; female, head and 



