612 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW JERSEY. 



A. crecca, L. European (English) Teal. 



Male similar to that of preceding, but no white bar on breast ; 

 black and white undulations on side, &c., coarser, otherwise not 

 distinguishable from the green- winged teal. 



*' Have seen a single specimen that was killed in the State. 

 Taken on meadows of Delaware River, near Trenton, April 21st, 

 1861. Occasionally killed on the coast." — [C. C. A.] 



A. strepera, L. {Chaulelasmus, Gr.) German Duck. Gaclwall. 



Speculum white ; wing coverts chestnut and black ; male, head 

 and neck whitish brown, speckled with black ; white and black 

 crescents on crop ; slate, with white undulations, on back, &c. ; 

 tail coverts black ; bill blue black ; iris brown ; legs orange 

 yellow and webs dusky ; in breeding season the crown is rusty, 

 rump and breast tinged with rusty and under parts more spotted ; 

 female brownish, varied with dusky above and white below ; 

 belly white ; chestnut of wings nearly rudimentary. Length, 

 22 inches ; female smaller. 



" A species belonging to the Southwestern States, and but 

 seldom met with. A few seen in autumn and spring about Egg 

 Harbor, but not regularly. Known as ' gadwell.' " 



A. penelope, L. {Mareca, Steph.) European Widgeon. 



Winter male, crown, belly and tail coverts white; tail spot 

 green and velvet ; back and sides waved with black ; head and 

 neck reddish ; male after breeding season, tail coverts ashy blue ; 

 back, &c., dark ashy gray ; head and neck pale rusty, barred 

 with dusky ; female, head and neck as in summer male ; tail 

 spot grayish ; white on wings reduced ; upper parts dusky brown, 

 variegated ; tail coverts barred ; lower parts white. Length, 22 

 inches ; tail, 5 inches. Frequent in Alaska ; occasional on our 

 eastern coast. 



"A rare bird in the State. Has been killed at Barnegat, but 

 the author has met with none taken about the riv^ers. Appears 

 to be more frequent on Long Island." — [C. C. A.] 



A. americana, Gmel. [Mareca.) American Widgeon. Baldpate. 



Male, head and neck white, flecked with black (except on 

 crown) ; a bright green patch on sides of head ; back grayish 

 white and sides reddish, all waved with black ; female, head and 



