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northern area extends from British Cokimbia to western Kansas and 

 south to northern Mexico, the southern area from central Peru to the 

 Straits of Magellan and the Fall-iland Islands. The winter range of 

 the northern birds extends but Uttle further south to southern Mexico, 

 that of the southern birds north, perhaps to Columbia. 



In Colorado the Cinnamon Teal is a fairly comnion summer resident 

 from the plains to quite high in the mountains. A considerable number 

 also pass through the State to their breeding-grounds further north. 

 They arrive rather late for Ducks, about the middle of April — Colorado 

 Springs April 9th, Loveland April 13th, Lay AjDril 20th (Cooke), and 

 return late in September. They have been noticed breeding on the 

 southern divide of North Park (Coues), at San Luis Lakes (Henshaw), 

 in the mountains of La Plata co. (Morrison), on the mountain lakes 

 near Coventry (Warren), and in the plains near Loveland (W. G. Smith), 

 and at Barr, where it is common but less so than the Blue-wing 

 (Hersey & Rockwell). 



Habits. — The haunts and habits of the Cinnamon 

 are very similar to those of the Blue-wing. W. G. Smith 

 gives a good account of the nesting -habits ; according 

 to him a dry spot is usually chosen about a hundred 

 yards from the water, shaded by a bunch of grass ; here 

 a deep hole is made, lined with grass, and down from 

 the breast. The eggs, nine or ten in number, are 

 creamy -white and measure 2-0 x 1*35. The female, 

 while laying, covers over the eggs with down, on leaving 

 the nest, so that it is very difficult to locate them, 



A clutch of eleven eggs of this species was taken by 

 I. C. Hall on June 1st, near Greeley, and presented to 

 the Colorado College Museum. In this case the nest 

 is stated to have been placed in a slough in over six 

 inches of water and to have been made of rushes. 



Genus SPATULA. 



Resembhng Anas in most respects but with a large spoon-shaped 

 bill exceeding the head or tarsus in length, and much wider towards the 

 tip than at the base ; bill laminae numerous and projecting ; tail short 

 and pointed of fourteen feathers. 



One species only in the United States. 



