304 BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN NEW YORK 



Green- WINGED Teal. Nettion carolinensis 



14.50 



Ad. $. — Head chiefly chestnut; chin black, a broad stripe 

 from eye metallic-green, ending in a black tuft on hind neck; 

 upper back and flanks gray, finely barred with black, like a 

 guinea hen; a white band in front of bend of wing; lower back 

 brown ; speculum metallic-green, edged with black, and, forward, 

 with a bit of light chestnut ; upper breast reddish-bufp, with round 

 black spots, rest of lower parts whitish; under tail-coverts black; 

 bill black ; legs and feet dark brown. Ad. 9- — Top of head and 

 back dusky-brownish, the feathers of the back edged with buff; 

 throat butfy; speculum metallic-green, a stripe of white tinged 

 with chestnut forward; breast buff, spotted with blackish; rest of 

 under parts whitish; bill brown ; legs and feet brown. Im. $ . — 

 Similar to 9j but under parts chiefly white. 



The Green-winged Teal is a migrant through IsTew York 

 and New England, and a winter visitant in the vicinity of 

 New York city. It occurs as a migrant in April, and in 

 September and October, alighting in inland ponds and 

 marshes, often associating with the preceding species and with 

 Black Duck. It has become rare of late years, and, except 

 in the wilder portions of Maine, would hardly be observed, 

 except by constant visits to gunners' stands. An adult male 

 is readily distinguished by the chestnut head with the green 

 and black stripe behind the eye. A female or immature 

 bird would be recognized as a teal by its small size, and as 

 belonging to this species if the green on the wing can be 

 made out. The adult Blue-winged Teal also has some green 

 on the wing, but a larger amount of blue. 



Baldpate ; American Widgeon. Mai^eca americana 



19.00 



Ad. $ . — Forehead and top of head white ; sides of head blackish; 

 rest of head and neck buff, speckled with black; back brown; 

 wing with a broad white patch; speculum metallic-green, bordered 

 with velvety black; upper breast and sides chestnut; rest of under 

 parts white ; bill and feet slate. 9 and Im. $. — Top of head 



