S2 RIVER DUCKS. 



No. 171. BLUE WINGED TEAL. 



Species: A. discors. 



Distribution: 



A rare spring but common fall transient visitor. 



Bate of Arrival: 

 Late April. 



Date of Departure: 



August, through September. 



General Plumage: 



Male, upper parts blackish, buff marked, wings marked with 

 slaty blue, head black, white marked, throat and other head 

 regions ashen; under parts cinnamon, black spotted. Female, 

 and male in summer, upper parts less bully, head brownish 

 and grayish, dark spotted; under parts paler. Bill black, 

 feet dusky. Length about 16.00. 



Song and Other Notes: 



" Their notes are faint and piping, '^ 



Haunts: 



Creeks. 



