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GREEN-WINGED TEAL. 



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The nest of the teal is commonly placed not far 

 from the water, in high grass or sometimes among a 

 tussock of rye grass, or I have even found it on top of a 

 dry ridge, under a sage brush at quite a long distance 

 from any stream. The eggs are small and apparently a 

 little rounder than duck eggs usually are. The number 

 in a nest varies from ten to fifteen. 



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