34 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



ANSERES. 



ANATIDAE. 



Me. — Uncommon migrant, mainly coastwise; accidental in 

 winter. Mar. 18-April; Sept.-Nov. 18 (Feb, 20, 1884, Freeport). 



N. H. — Uncommon migrant. April; Sept.-Oct. 



Vt. — Rare migrant. 



Mass. — Uncommon migrant and rare winter resident (Nan- 

 tucket). Mar. 22-April 17; Sept. 6-Dec. 2 (winter). 



R. I. — Uncommon migrant. ? April; Sept. 20-early Dec. 



Conn. — Uncommon migrant. 



65. Nettion crecca (Linne) Kaup. 



European teal; Teal. 



Salvadori, Cat. birds British mus., 1895, vol. 27, p. 24:3. 



A?ias crecca Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 126. "in 



EUROPAE AQUIS DULCIBUS." 



Querquedula crecca (Linne). Dresser, Birds of Europe, 1871- 

 81, vol. 6, pi. [426]. Egg, Seebohm, 1896, p. 40, pi. 16, fig. 3. 

 Fresh water mainly; nests in marshes. 



Me. — Accidental visitor: Casco Bay, April 6, 1903. 

 Mass. — Accidental \dsitor: "Massachusetts" (Samuels); Mus- 

 keget Id., Mar. 16, 1890; Sagamore, Feb. 20, 1896. 



Conn. — Accidental visitor: East Hartford, Nov. 14, 1889. 



66. Nettion carolinensis (GmeUn) Baird. 



Green- winged teal. 



Anas carolinensis Gmel., Syst. nat., 1788, vol. 1, pt. 2, p. 533. 

 "in Americae, a Carolina ad sinum Hudsonis, stagnis silva- 

 Ticis." Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1843, vol. (5, p. 281, pi. 392. 

 Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 20, fig. 11. 



Fresh and salt water; nests in marshes. 



Me. — Common migrant. April; Sept. 15-Nov. 15. 

 N. H. — Uncommon migrant. 



