Birds of Canada. | 95 
A. obscura—The Black Duck, or Dusky Duck. 
The Black: Duck is the most abundant of all 
our ducks. Breeds in Canada. Nests, near a 
pond or stream; eggs, six, white. General color, 
bluish-brown, tinged with black. 
Dafila acuta —The Pintail Duck. 
This beautiful duck is a well known visitor in 
Canada. Head and neck, pale brown; sides of 
the breast and part of the back, white, tinged 
with pale buff; tail pointed, the two middle 
feathers five inches longer than the others, and 
black ; legs, pale lead color. Breeds in the far 
north. 
Nettion carolinensis —The Green-winged Teal. 
This pretty fowl is very abundant in Canada 
in the spring and fall. It frequently breeds here. 
Nests, on the ground, in close proximity to a 
pond or stream ; eggs, seven or eight in number, 
of a dusky-white color. This Teal is about 
fifteen inches in length ; the head is dusky ; the 
top of the head, cheeks, and neck are chestnut- 
red; the throat is black; a broad green band 
extends from the eye to the nape; the lower 
part of the neck, back, and sides, are alternately 
striped with lines of white and black ; the breast 
is reddish, and spotted ; the belly, a yellowish- 
white. 
