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AJS^ATIDJE. 



N, America, 



N. America, 



N. America, 



S. Europe, 

 N. Africa, 

 Persia, win- 

 tering in India. 



215. Teal. Querquedula crecca (Linuseus). Eesiclent. 



Wing-spot black and green ; tail of sixteen feathers. 



Male. Head and neck chestnut, with broad green stripe from eye down 

 sides of neck, margined on sides of head with buff. 



Female. Above dark brown, feathers edged with grey ; below whitish. 

 Length 13-15 inches. 



216. American Geeen-winged Teal. Querquechda carolinensis 

 (J. F. Gmelin). Three records : Hants; Yorkshire, 1858 ; Devon, 1879. 



Male. Yery like last, but has uniform slate-grey scapulars and broad 

 white crescent on each side of breast in front of shoulder. 

 Female. Not to be distinguished from that of Q. crecca. 



217. American Blue-winged Teal. Querquedula discors (Liunoeus). 

 One occurrence in Dumfriesshire, 1858. 



American representative of our Garganey. 



Both sexes. Wing-spot green ; shoulder brilliant light blue. 



Male. White crescentic patch in front of eye. 



218. Garganey, or Summer Teal. Querquedula circia (Linna3us). 

 Spring to autumn on east side ; rare in Ireland. 



Male. AYing-spot green, between two bars of white ; wing-coverts or 

 shoulders bluish gre;/ ; neck and breast dark brown, with pale brown 

 crescent- shaped bands. 



Female. Much as female of Q. crecca, but without green metallic 

 speculum; shoulders with very slight grey tinge. Length 15-16 

 inches. 



219. WiGEON. Mareca penelope (TAxm^ViB). Chiefly autumn to spring, 

 but a number breed in north of Scotland. 



Tail of fourteen feathers ; bill shorter than bead. 



Male. Forehead and crown huffish white ; wing-coverts white ; back 

 white finely vermiculated with black ; wing-spot green. 



Female. Above brown and greyish brown ; head and neck mottled 

 with light brown and blackish brown ; shoulders of wings greyish white ; 

 wing-spot greyish. 



Males in summer lose the whitish crown, and to a certain extent 

 resemble the females. Length 20 inches. 



220. American Wigeon. Mareca americana (J. F. Gmelin). One 

 from Leadenhall Market in 1837-8. 



Much like last, but larger, and male with green stripe on side of head, 

 from eye to neck; head and neck whitish, with black specks. 

 Female. Head and neck yellowish white, speckled with black. 



221. Eed-crested Pochard. FuUgula rufila (Pallas). Scarce 

 straggler. 



Wing-spot white ; tail of fourteen feathers, as in next four species. 

 Male. Head and upper neck reddish chestnut ; feathers on crown 



