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to April loth, and Frey at Salida, March 27th. It returns early in the 

 fall. Goss states that it is very susceptible to cold. It has been 

 noticed on the Arkansas near Pueblo in May and September (Beckham), 

 near Monon, May 6th (Warren 06), and in Boulder co. (Henderson) ; 

 in the mountains at Crested Butte (Warren), and at Breckenridge 

 (Carter) on migration ; on the western slopes in La Plata co. in spring 

 (Morrison), in San Juan in the fall (Drew), at Coventry on migration 

 (Warren 09), and in Mesa co., spring and fall (Rockwell). 



Habits. — The Blue- wing inliabits sloughs, shallow pools 

 and reedy margins of ponds. It feeds chiefly on vegetable 

 matter, roots, weeds and seeds ; it is specially fond of 

 rice, and its flesh is greatly esteemed. It is generally 

 silent and flies in small, rather densely massed flocks, 

 it also crowds together when it alights to feed, so forming 

 an easy mark for the pot-hunter. 



The nest is placed on the ground among rushes bordering 

 a pool or marsh, and is made up of grasses and lined 

 with down. The eggs, 6 to 12 in number, are buffy to 

 creamy- white, and measure 1*85 x 1"30. Felger has 

 taken fresh eggs at Barr on June 26th. 



Cinnamon Teal. Querquedula cyanoptera. 



A.O.U. Checklist no 141— Colorado Records— Aiken 72, p. 210; 

 Henshaw 75, p. 477 ; Coues 77, p. 51 ; Allen & Brewster 81, p. 198 ; 

 Tresz 82, p. 245 ; Beckham 85, p. 144 ; Drew 85, p. 18 ; W. G. Smith 

 89, p. 77 ; Morrison 89, p. 148 ; Cooke 97, pp. 18, 54, 194 ; 06 p. 34 ; 

 Henderson 03, p. 234 ; 09, p. 225 ; Rockwell 08, p. 158 ; Warren 

 09, p. 13. 



Description. — Male — Head, neck, breast and sides, rufous -brown, ' 

 darkening on the crown and chin and middle of the abdomen ; under 

 tail-coverts dark brown ; back brown, varied with rufous bars and 

 edges ; wings like the Blue-wing, blue at base, then white, then a green 

 speculum ; iris orange, bill black, feet orange, dusky on the joints and 

 webs. Length 16-50 ; wing 7-75 ; tail 3-50 ; cuknen 1-70 ; tarsus 1-25. 



The female is Uke the female Blue-wing, but is darker and more 

 spotted on the breast and neck, only the upper-throat and chin being 

 unspotted. A young male is like the female, but the markings below 

 are more longitudinal and streak-like. 



Distribution. — The Cinnamon is remarkable in having two distinct 

 brooding ranges, north and south of the equator in America. The 



