Pintail 157 



Pintail. — Dafila acuta. 28.00 

 Not Uncommon Fall Migrant 



Field marks. — Speculum from bronze to green; central feather 

 of tail very long; upper parts brown and gray; under 

 parts white. 



Blue-winged Teal. — Querquedula discors. 16.00 



Green-winged Teal. — Nettion carolinensis. 14.55 



Both species are not uncommon Fall migrants through this 

 County. To be identified they should be seen close enough 

 to observe the brilliant blue and green specula. 



Black Duck. — Anas obscura. 22.00-25.00 



Rare Summer Resident 



Field marks. — Very swift flier; looks black or sooty to 

 beholder with glass. 1 



Mr. H. H. Valentine informs me that this magnificent Duck 

 undoubtedly breeds here sparingly. I once saw a nest in 

 central Connecticut. It was placed on the ground, among 

 clusters of huckleberry bushes, on the top of a high mountain, 

 about a mile from a small creek down in the valley. It was 

 lined with dusky feathers, apparently plucked from the bird's 

 body. The eggs numbered eleven and were dull greenish- 

 white. 



1 There is a red-legged variant of which may migrate through this 

 this species (Anas obscura rubripes) County. 



