ANAS DISCORS. BLUE-WINGED TEAL. 



LUE-WINGED TEAL are among the 



first of the water-fowl that visit the 



shores of the Delaware and Chesapeake 



from the far regions of the North. They 



arrive among us in September, and 



remain feeding along the fresh-water 



shores and mud-flats until driven farther 



south by the chilling frosts of these 



regions, as they are a very tender bird, 



and spend the most of their time in parts where the weather is 



mild. This little duck appears to be much less cunning than most 



other varieties of wild fowl, as it is not difficult to approach in a 



boat or under cover of any simple device. 



The shooters on the Delaware kill great numbers from the reeds, 



over stool-ducks set out on the mud ; they stool without difficidty, 



and drop down among the decoys and go to eating as if they were 



surrounded by busy companions like themselves. 



They stool better if the decoys are set in the mud than if in 



the water, and in this respect differ from every other duck. 



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