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Habits. The habits of the Blue-winged Garganey are not known to 

 differ in any important respect from those of allied species already described. 



Nidification. In its nidification the Blue-winged Garganey resembles 

 its congeners ; the nest, site, number of eggs, are all similar in every respect. 

 The eggs are creamy- white in colour, and measure on an average 1'9 inch 

 in length by 1'3 inch in breadth. The down is apparently undescribed. 



Diagnostic Characters. (Nuptial plumage), Querquedula, with the 

 under tail coverts black, with a white crescent between the eye and the bill, and 

 with the shoulders or wing coverts bright blue (male) ; with a green speculum, 

 and dull blue shoulders (female). Length, 16 inches. 



