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GREEN-WINGED TEAL. 

 Anas carolinensis. 



Char. Upper parts and flanks dark gray and white in fine waved 

 lines; head and neck chestnut, with a broad green band on the sides; 

 wing-patch rich green and black, bordered with buff and white ; a white 

 crescentic patch in front of the shoulder ; under parts white, the breast 

 spotted ; bill black ; legs leaden gray. The female is duller in general 

 color, and has fewer and less conspicuous markings. Length about 14 

 inches. 



Nest. Amid a tuft of grass, —made of grass and weed-stems and lined 

 with feathers. 



Eggs. 6-12 ; pale buff or ivory white, tinged with green when fresh; 

 1.80 X 1.30. 



The Green-winged Teal, as a species, is common to the 

 northern and temperate parts of both continents. The Amer- 

 ican bird appears to be a permanent and distinct variety. 

 There is, according to Dr. Richardson, however, in the Hud- 

 son Bay Museum a specimen from the fur countries agreeing 



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