TEALS. 233 



winters alono; southern border of U. S. 

 southward, goes south in Sept. and Oct., 

 comes north in March and April. On 

 Atlantic border occurs more frequently on 

 salt than fresh water. Nests on ground, 

 eggs, 6-10, pale buff. 



201. EUROPEAN TEAL. 

 Differs from last chiefly in absence of 

 white crescent in front of wing and in 

 having a whitish border to green patch on 

 head. Female and young, scarcely different 

 from last. 



202. BLUE-WINGED TEAL. 

 Larger than Green-winged, 16; patch on 

 wing, blue, speculum, black bordered with 

 white behind. Head and neck gray; white 

 crescent in front of eye; top of head, black; 

 back, brown; outer webs of scapularies, blue, 

 black and green; beneath, pale purplish 

 spotted with black; bill, black; feet, yellow, 

 fig. 177. Female, brown marked with white; 

 wings as in male. Young, similar to fe- 

 male with intermediate stages in males. 



