TEAL. 



NATATORES. 



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THE TEAL. 



Anas crecca. The Teal, Penn. Brit. Zool. vol. ii. p.279. 



,, ,, ,, ,, RIoNT. Ornith. Diet. 



,, ,, ,, ,, Bewick, Brit. Birds, vol. ii. p. 392. 



,, ,, ,, ,, Flem. Brit. An. p. 125. 



Common,, Selby, Brit. Ornith. vol. ii. p. 315. 



The ,, Jenyns, Brit. Vert. p. 235. 



Common ,, Gould, Birds of Europe, pt. ix. 



Querquediila ,, 

 Anas ,, 



Querquedula ,, 

 Anas ,, 



Sarcelle d'hiver. Temm. Man. d'Ornith. vol. ii. p. 846. 



This very prettily marked species, the smallest of our 

 Ducks, but one of the best as an article of food, is an early 

 and constant winter visitor, making its appearance by the end 

 of September, sometimes sooner than that, and remaining 

 with us till spring has made considerable progress ; their 



