34 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



ANSERES. 



ANATIDAE. 



ME. Uncommon migrant, mainly coastwise; accidental in 

 winter. Mar. 18-April; Sept.-Nov. 18 (Feb. 20, 1884, Freeport). 



N. H. Uncommon migrant. April; Sept.-Oct. 



VT. Rare migrant. 



MASS. Uncommon migrant and rare winter resident (Nan- 

 tucket). Mar. 22-April 17; Sept. 6-Dec. 2 (winter). 



R. I. Uncommon migrant. ? April; Sept. 20-early Dec. 



CONN. Uncommon migrant. 



65. NETTION CRECCA (Linne) Kaup. 



European teal; Teal. 



Salvadori, Cat. birds British mus., 1895, vol. 27, p. 243. 



Anas crecca Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 126. "IN 



EUROPAE AQUIS DtTLCIBUS." 



Querquedula crecca (Linne). Dresser, Birds of Europe, 1871- 

 81, vol. 6, pi. [426]. Egg, Seebohm, 1896, p. 40, pi. 16, fig. 3. 

 Fresh water mainly; nests in marshes. 



ME. Accidental visitor: Casco Bay, April 6, 1903. 

 MASS. Accidental visitor: "Massachusetts" (Samuels'); Mus- 

 keget Id., Mar. 16, 1890; Sagamore, Feb. 20, 1896. 



CONN. Accidental visitor: East Hartford, Nov. 14, 1889. 



66. NETTION CAROLINENSIS (Gmelin) Baird. 



Green-winged teal. 



Anas carolinensis Gmel., Syst. nat., 1788, vol. 1, pt. 2, p. 533. 

 "IN AMERICAE, A CAROLINA AD SINUM HUDSONIS, STAGNIS SILVA- 

 TICIS." Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1843, vol. 6, p. 281, pi. 392. 

 Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 20, fig. 11. 



Fresh and salt water; nests in marshes. 



ME. Common migrant. April; Sept. 15-Nov. 15. 

 N. H. Uncommon migrant. 



