no. 3640 HAWAIIAN BIRDS — CLAPP AND WOODWARD 13 



Since the specimens are all juveniles molting into their first winter 

 plumage, no subspecific identifications can be made. 



In years past specimens have been collected on Laysan, Maui, and 

 Molokai (Bryan and Green way, 1944). At least 15 sight records of 

 teal on Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii have appeared in the "Elepaio" 

 since 1940, indicating that these teal are probably regular visitors to 

 the main Hawaiian Islands. 



Teal, either A. c. crecca or A. c. carolinensis, previously have been 

 reported only from Laysan and Midway in the Hawaiian Leeward 

 Islands. Rothschild (1893-1900) reported that Schauinsland had col- 

 lected a female on Laysan, Oct. 27, 1896. Fisher (1965) reported that 

 small groups of three to eight birds are not uncommon on the brackish 

 pond at Sand Island, Midway Atoll. 



This species breeds across Eurasia and North America (AOU, 1957). 



European Widgeon Mareca penelope 



Clapp collected a female, an adult molting into winter plumage, on 

 Sand Island, Midway Atoll, Jan. 12, 1965 (USNM 493458). On Green 

 Island, Kure Atoll, an emaciated second winter female was captured 

 by Coast Guard personnel Nov. 10, 1964 (USNM 494359), and Lewis 

 shot a first winter female there on Nov. 14, 1965 (USNM 496208). 

 These specimens are not only the first records for Kure and Midway 

 Atolls, but also they are the first specimens collected on any of the 

 islands of the Hawaiian area. 



This Eurasian species is a regular visitor to both coasts of North 

 America (Vaurie, 1965) and has been seen on Oahu and Hawaii 

 (Udvardy, 1961b). 



American Widgeon Mareca americana 



Ludwig found the remains of an American widgeon at an overrun 

 pond on Sand Island, Midway Atoll, Dec. 4, 1963 (USNM 496202). 

 On Jan. 12, 1964, Clapp saw four more American widgeons in the same 

 area and collected a very fat adult male (USNM 493457) that was 

 molting into winter plumage. 



These specimens are the first that have been collected on Midway, 

 but Kenyon and Rice (1957) saw at least two birds of this species on 

 Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, during the winter of 1956-57. Two 

 more were seen by Fisher (1965) on Sand Island, Nov. 30, 1963. 

 Laysan Island is the only other island in the Hawaiian Leewards on 

 which an American widgeon specimen has been taken (Bryan and 

 Green way, 1944). 



This duck breeds primarily in northwestern North America from 

 Alaska to Wisconsin south to Colorado and northeastern California 



