GREEN-WINGED TEAL. 165 
line, which before the eye meets another that curves for- 
ward and downward to the angles of the mouth; chin, 
brownish black, as are the feathers at the base of the 
upper mandible. Upper parts and flanks beautifully 
undulated with narrow brownish black and white bars; 
anterior to the wings is a short, broad, transverse band 
of white ; wings brownish gray ; the speculum in the 
lower half, violet-black, the upper, bright green, chang- 
ing to purple, and edged with black ; behind margined 
with white, before with reddish white; tail brownish 
gray, the feather margined with paler ; the upper coverts 
brownish black, edged with light yellowish gray ; lower 
part of the neck anteriorly barred as behind; breast 
yellowish white, spotted with black ; its lower part white: 
abdomen white, faintly barred with gray; a patch of 
black under the tail; the lateral tail coverts cream col- 
ored, the larger black,with broad,white margins and tips. 
Length to end of tail, fourteen and three-quarters 
inches ; extent of wings 24; weight 10 oz. 
Adult Female—The female wants the elongated 
crest, and differs greatly in coloring. The head and neck 
are streaked with dark brown, and light red; the fore 
neck whitish; the upper parts mottled with dark- 
brown; the anterior feathers barred; the posterior 
margined with yellowish white. The wings are nearly 
as in the male, but the green of the speculum is less 
extensive. The lower part of the fore neck is tinged 
with yellowish red, and mottled with dark brown, as 
are the sides; the rest of the lower parts white. 
Length to end of tail, thirteen and three quarters 
inches; extent of wings, twenty-two and a half : 
weight 10 oz. 
