ORNITHOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS. 



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65. Nettion crecca (Lix.). 



1758. — Anas crecca Lin., Syst. N:it., 10 ed. I, p. 126. — Pall. Zoogr. Ross. As., II, p. 

 263, (1826).— Temm. & Schleg. Faun., Japan, Av. (p. 127) (1849).— Mid- 

 bend., Sibir. Reis., IL 2 (p. 230) (1853).— Kinx., Denkw., II, p. 292 (l8r.8).— 

 SCHRENCK, Reis. Amur]., II, p. 474 (1860). — Radde, Reis. Slid. Ost-Sibir., 

 II (p. 367) (1863).— SwiNH., P. Z. S., 1863,p. 324.— Dybow. & Parvex, J. f. 

 Orn., 1868, p. 338.— Przew., Put. Ussur. (n.205) — Blakist., Ibis, 1876, p. 

 335.— Qiierquedula c. SwiNil., Ibis, 1861, p. 345.— /d., ibid., 1865, p. 347.— M, 

 ibid., 1867, |.. 399.— /rf.. ib'd, 18:0, p. 366.— M, ibid., 1877, p. 147 — Whitely, 

 Ibis, 1867, p. 207.— Taczan., J. f. Oru., 1873, p. 110.— Id., ibid., 1874, p. 337.— 

 Id., Oru. Faun. Vost. Sibir., p. 70 (1877.)— /rf., Bull. Sue. Zool. Frauce, 1877, 

 p. 46.— 7rf., ibid., 1883. p. 343.— Blakist. & Pryer, Ibis, 1878, p. 213. —/«/., 

 Tr. As. Soc. Jap. VIII, 1880, p. 184.— //d., ibid, X, 1882, p. 97.— Seeb., Ibis, 

 1879, p. 22.— Blakist., Chry.santh., 1883, p. 27. — Id., Amend. List B. Jap., 

 p.9 (1884).— A'e/tiOH c. Blakist., Ibis, 1862, p. 332. 



List of sjjecimens. 



89106 1038 



89107 1049 



89108 I 1409 



92834 , 1408 

 101211 G-80 



92835 2C3G 



Locality. 



Bering Island 



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do 



do 



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Velntschka, Kamtschtka . 



No. 89106. — Iris hazel. Bill black, with a small light spot between the nostrils and the tomium. 

 Feet liglt brownish gray ; webs darker biowni.'ih. 



No 89107. — Iris hazil. Bill olive gray, blackish towards the point ; culmeu, except a V-sliaped space 

 along the angle of the foreht-ad, with black spots ; basal two-thirds of upper tomia ocher j-ellow, as also 

 the lower jaw and mental angle. Feet brownish gray : webs darker than in the foregoing number. 



No. 92834. — Iris dark yellowish gray. 



The common Teal {Tschirok of the Russians) is the commonest fresh- 

 water duck of the region next to the Pintail. It breeds numerously in 

 all suitable places on Beriug Island, and a joung bird, nearly fledged, 

 which I shot on Copper Island July 2G, 1883, proves that it also breeds 

 there, where the localities will in any way allow it to do so, as for in- 

 stance at Pestschanij Osero. 



In 1883 the first Teal was seen in a flock of Anas hoschaSj near the 

 vilhige, on the 13th of Ainil, and another was observed on the southern 

 Kitovaja Iveschka. The weather had changed the foregoing day from 

 cold to mild, with rain and southerly wind. Between the liL'd and 27th 

 of April I found them very numerous along the southeastern shore, 

 between Cape Toletoj and Bujan. 



