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27. Anas obsoura Gmel. Black Duck ; Dcskt Duck. 



Migrant, occasional winter resident, and, in the northern part of the Stale, oc- 

 casional resident. Not so common as ttie last mentioned Bpecies. 



Subgenus CHiULELASJirs Boan parte. 



28. Anas strepera Linn. Qadwall. 



Rare migrant ; has been identified in Franklin County by Dr. Haymond and 

 Mr. E. R. Quicls, and by Dr. F. Stein in the lower Wabash Valley. 



Subgenus Mareca Stephens. 



"29. Anas americana Or'mcJ. Baldpate; Americas Widgeon. 



Common migrant and occasional winter resident. Rare summer resident 

 DOrthwaiJ. Breeds. Mr. H. W. McBride informs that he found a female Bald- 

 pate ("Widgeon") with thirteen young at Hog-back Lake, Steuben County, in 

 May, 1889. 



Subgenus Nettion Kaup. 



30. Anas caiolinensis Gmel. Gheen-winoed Teal. 



A common migrant and winter resident and, probably, summer resident in 

 some localities in northern part of the State. 



Subgenus Querquedula Stephens. 



'■'31. Anas discors {Linn.). Blue-winged Teal. 



Resident in some numbers. Abundant; migrant; winter resident tolerably 

 common. Mr. Robert Kidgway informs me of their breeding in Knox and Gibson 

 counties. Breeds at English Lake. (Deane.) 



Genus SPATULA Boie. 



'32. Spatula olypeata (£mn.). Shoveller; Spoon-bill. 



Winter resident southward. Migrant throughout the State ; not common ; 

 rare summer resident. Mr. Ruthven Deane informs me that he thinks it breeds 

 along the Kankakee River. He reports a nest with nine fresh eggs obtained at 

 English Lake, May 4, 1890. 



Head of a female Pintail. 



