ANSERES— ANATID.i: 2J1 



white ; beneath whitish, often rusty, with drop-like spots on 

 breast, under tail coverts black and straw yellow, liill dark 

 slate grey. Legs and feet greenish grey. Wing (^ 173-189, 

 9 166-186. Tarsus c^ 30-32, ? 28-31. Bill ^ 34-38, ? 33-36. 

 $ Brown with pale margins, speculum as in ^. Bill dark 

 horn, yellowish at base below. Legs and feet slaty brown. 



Breeds. — Iceland, British Isles, Continental Europe south to 

 France, N. Italy, Hungary, Herzegovina, Bosnia, Bulgaria, and 

 S. Russia; and widely in N. Asia. Migrates; occurs in winter in 

 N. and C. Europe where open water remains, and south over Medi- 

 terranean liasin and N. and C. Africa ; also S. Asia to China. 



A. crecca carolinensis Gmelin. American Green-winged 

 Teal. ^ Resembles "crecca" but has no cream line above 

 green on face, scapulars not striped ; on each side of breast a 

 white crescentic patch. Bill 1$ black, 9 brownish. Legs and 

 feet light flesh. ? plumage as in $ " crecca." 



An American race ; has occurred three times in British Isles. 



Anas querquedula L. Garganey. F?-. Sarcelle d'ete ; 

 Ger. Kniikente ; Ital. Mazzaiola ; Sived. Arta. 



$ Brown, with rufous margins ; crown dark brown, a white 

 line eye to nape ; scapulars long, narrow, streaked black, white 

 and grey ; face and throat pinkish chestnut with white spots ; 

 breast tawny with dark bars, abdomen white ; flanks vermiculated 

 black and white ; wing coverts blue grey ; speculum green 

 between white lines. '^ resembles ? "crecca "but speculum as 

 in (^, with less green gloss and wing coverts blue grey. Bill 

 ^ black, $ greenish grey, brownish on top. Legs and feet 

 plumbeous. Wing $ 187-198, 9 1 7 5- 194- Tarsus 26-30. Bill 

 c? 36-40, ? 34-39 (W.). 



/)Vt'6v/j-.— Iceland (occasional), England (local), Europe from 

 S.W. Norway, Sweden, and N. Russia, south to France, Italy, 

 Bosnia, Greece, and Black Sea, becoming rarer to south ; also 

 across N. Asia. Migrates ; occurs in winter in N. and tropical 

 Africa, Arabia and S. Asia to C'hina. 



Anas discors L. I'.i.uE-wiNtiKD Teai,. 

 Like "A. querquedula" but ^ has a long crescentic patch uf 

 while in front uf eye and both sexes have blue wing coverts. 



