70 A NATURALIST IN THE MAGDALEN ISLANDS. 
87. QUERQUEDULA CAROLINENSIS, Gm. 
(GREEN-WINGED TEAL.) 
Very abundant. While shooting over the Three Pond 
Marshes I witnessed the curious actions of a wounded bird 
of this species, called “ towering,” by sportsmen, I believe. 
While passing through a small bit of marsh bordering one » 
of the ponds, a pair of Teal started up in front of me. The 
first dropped dead, and the other, upon receiving the con- 
tents of the second barrel, rose straight up into the air, 
higher and higher, turning round and round like a top, 
the wings keeping up a spasmodic kind of motion, until at 
an immense height it suddenly ceased all movement, and 
turning over and over in its descent, struck the water a dead 
weight, and when I reached the spot was stone dead. 
Possibly breeds. 
88. QUERQUEDULA DISCORS, (L.) Steph. 
(BLUE-WINGED TEAL.) 
Common, but not so plentiful as the last species. 
Breeds. 
