The Ducks. 



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the islands of the Bering 

 Sea. It is a fresh-water 

 Duck, and frequents lakes 

 and inland waters, though 

 in the winter it is found 

 in marshes and water- 

 holes near the sea-shore. 

 The nest is built on the 

 ground, near an inland 

 lake and is warmly lined 

 with down, but, like the 

 Wild Duck, the Teal 

 sometimes places its nest 

 at some distance from 

 water, and occasionally 



The .■\merican Teal. 



occasions. In habits and 

 nesting it does not differ 

 from its European repre- 

 sentative. The eggs are 

 dull pale buff, and measure 

 about one - and - three - 

 ([uarter inches in length. 

 The 



THE PIN-TAIL. 

 (Dafila acuta.) 



n e a r 1 }' 

 straight 

 bill and the elongated tail- 

 feathers will generally 



The Common Teal. 



the bird begins to nest before the snow is off the 

 ground. The eggs are from eight to ten in num- 

 ber, and vary from buffy-white or cream-colour 

 to greenish-white ; the length is about one-and- 

 three-quarter inches, and does not exceed two 

 inches. 



This little Teal is an in- 

 habitant of North America, 

 where it inhabits the British 

 provinces, and wanders south 

 in winter as far as Central America. It very 

 closely resembles our European species, but has 

 a crescentic mark of white on each side of the 

 neck. It has been noticed in England on three 



THE AMERICAN 



TEAL. 

 {Ncttion caroliiienii!.) 



The Pin-tail. 



