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tered and that at times it occurred in large numbers. Beebe in 

 1927 saw four at Source Mate! as January 13 and eight March 21. 

 He reports that he saw fifty-three killed March 2, and that the last 

 were noted April 12. Bond found it at the Etang Miragoane, Trou 

 Caiman, and Port-de-Paix and says that it is by far the most abun- 

 dant of the migrant ducks. 



This teal is one of the important game-birds of Hispaniola as its 

 hunting is excellent sport and its flesh is palatable for the table. 



The blue-winged teal is instantly recognized by the bright blue 

 patch on the shoulder that shows clearly in flight and is the most 

 prominent marking when the bird is in the hand. It is a species 

 of small size. Adult males are brighter colored than females, and 

 have a prominent white crescent in front of the eye. 



[SPATULA CLYPEATA (Linnaeus) 

 SHOVELLER 



Anas clypeata Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, vol. 1, 1758, p. 124 (Southern 

 Sweden). 

 Sucet, Descourtilz, Voy. Nat, vol. 2, 1809, p. 257 (listed). 

 Anas clypeata, Tippeothauer, Die Insel Haiti, 1892, p. 323 (Haiti). 



Descourtilz includes the shoveller among the wild game of the 

 island under the name sweet, and the species is listed by Tippenhauer. 

 James Bond informs me that it was described to him by several 

 Americans who hunted ducks in Haiti, including Dr. W. R. Barbour 

 of the Service Technique. The bird should be present in small 

 numbers with other ducks as a winter migrant from North America, 

 as it is known from Cuba and Porto Rico. Until a specimen is 

 reported it is included in the hypothetical list. 



The shoveller has the same bright blue shoulder patch as the blue- 

 winged teal, but is larger and is marked at once by the peculiar bill, 

 which is expanded at the tip until it is twice as wide as at the base, 

 a character from which the species derives its name. ] 



Subfamily Nyrocinae 



NYROCA AFFINIS (Eyton) 

 LESSER SCAUP DUCK, PATO DEL MEDIO 



Fuligula afflnis Eyton, Mon. Anatidae, 1838, p. 157 (North America). 



Fuligula afflnis, Tippenhauer, Die Insel Haiti, 1S92, p. 323 (Haiti). 



Aythia mania, Veriull, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1909, p. 355 (San 

 Lorenzo Bay). 



Nyroca afflnis, Beebe, Zool. Soc. Bull., vol. 30, 1927, p. 138; Beneath Tropic- 

 Seas, 1928, p. 218 (Port-au-Prince).— Bond, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 

 vol. 80, 1928, p. 492 (Trou Caiman, Artibonite River, Etang Miragoane). — 

 Moltoni, Att. Soc. Ital. Scienz. Nat., vol. 6S, 1929, p. 310 (specimen). 



