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BRITISH BIRDS' NESTS. 



those of the Teal, but perhaps a trifle more creamy 

 in tint. Size about 1.8 by 1.35 in. 



Time. April and May. 



Remarks. Migratory, arriving in February and 

 March, and departing in November. Note : a loud, 

 harsh knack. The male has a peculiar, rattle-like 

 note in the spring. Local and other names : Gar- 

 ganey Teal, Garganey Duck, Summer Duck, Summer 

 Teal, Cricket Teal, Crick, Pied Wigeon. Sits very 

 closely. 



GOATSUCKER. See NIGHTJAR. 



GOLD-CREST. Also GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN. 



(Rcgulus cristatus.) 

 Order PASSERES ; Family SYLVIID^E (WARBLERS). 



Description of Parent Birds. 

 Length about three and a half 

 inches. Bill rather short, straight, 

 slender, and black. Irides hazel. 

 Forehead and round the eyes 

 whitish, tinged with dull olive- 

 green. Crown pale orange in 

 front, and darker and richer 

 towards the hind part. The 

 feathers are somewhat elongated, 

 and form a kind of crest, which 

 is bounded on either side by a 

 black streak. Neck, back, rump, and upper tail- 

 coverts olive-green. Wing-quills dusky black, edged 

 with greenish-yellow ; coverts black, tipped with 

 white, forming two white bars on wings, plainly 

 visible during flight. Tail-quills dusky, edged with 



GOLD-CREST. 



