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Hab. — North America generally ; Europe, Asia, Africa. (Coues.) 

 A female Gad wall was captured alive in December, 1849, and was in 

 the possession of Mr. Hurdis till May, 1851, associating with some tamo 

 ducks and laying several nests of eggs, none of which, however, proved 

 fertile (Nat. in B., p. 47). 



Genus Maeeca, Steph. 



146. Mareca americana, (Gm.) Steph. American Wigeon. 



Anas americana, Gni., Lath., Wils., Bp.,Niitt., Aud., Gir., Sclil., Finsch. 

 Mareca americava, Steph., Sw. & Rich., Sw., Bp., Eyt., Gray, Gosso, Bd., Cab., 



Cass., Scl., and late authors generally. 

 Mareca penelopc (5, Bias. 



Length, 21.75; wing, 11; tarsus, 1.42. 



Hah. — North America, south of Guatemala; Cuba. Accidental in 

 Europe. (Coues.) 



After a revolving gale in October, 1854, several of these birds were 

 shot and brought for examination to Mr. Hurdis, who obtained one him- 

 self in the following month (Nat. in B., ]). 49). Two were shot at Dev- 

 onshire Bay by Corporal Alder, Eoyal Engineers, in October, 1874. 



Genus Querquedula, Steph. 



147. Querquedula carolinensis, (Gm.) Steph. Green-winged Teal. 



Anas crecca var., Forst. 



Anas (Boschas) crecca var., Sw. & Rich., Nutt. 



Anas crecca, Wils, Bp., Aud. 



Anas carolinensis, Gm., Lath., Aud., Gir., Reinh., Maxim., Trippe. 



Querquedula carolinensis, Stcpli., Eyt., Bp., Gray, Bd., Cass., Scl., Scl. & Salv., 



Coues. 

 Xettion carolinensis, Bd., Coop. & Suck., Coues, Haj'd., Cab., Scl., Dress., 



Gund'.., and of late American authors. 

 Anas americana, Vieil. 



Length, 14; wing, 7.40; tarsus, 1.14. 



Hab. — Whole of North America; Greenland, Mexico, Cuba; south to 

 Honduras. (Coues.) 



This is an occasional visitor in autumn. One was shot at Peniston's 

 Pond on October 10, 1874, and a few days later I stalked another in 

 vain at the same place. Captain Rookc, Fifty-third Regiment, shot one 

 in Devonshire Swamp in November, 1874. I am not aware of the occur- 

 rence of the European Q. crecca, or common Teal, in Bermuda. It occurs 

 as a straggler in North America. 



Lieutenant Deuison informs uw that four examples of Q. carolinensis 

 were shot by Lieutenant Tallents, Twentieth Eegiment, in the autumn 

 of 1875. 



