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BLUE-WINGED TEAL (Anas discors; choices 51 and 52, p. 40) and 

 CINNAMON TEAL (Anas eyanoptera; choices 51 and 52', pp. 40-41 ) are 

 pigeon-sized ducks. Except for breeding-pi umaged males these species 

 are indistinguishable in coloration from one another. On the west 

 coast Cinnamon Teal are far more common than Blue-winged Teal. The 

 latter species is rare to uncommon on the coast from Alaska south. 

 Cinnamon Teal breed near the coast from British Columbia to Baja 

 California and winter from central California south. 



AMERICAN WIGEON (Anas amerioana; choices59 and 59', pg. 41 ). Wigeons 

 are characterized by their white to gray upper wing coverts and greenish 

 secondaries; their bills are bluish and black tipped; their dark flanks 

 contrast sharply with their white belly. The EUROPEAN WIGEON (Anas 

 penelope) occurs rarely with American Wigeons on the coast. It has 

 dusky "wing-pits"; the American's are white. Male European Wigeons in 

 breeding plumage have a mostly cinnamon head; the American's is gray, 

 white and green. The American Wigeon's breeding range extends from 

 Alaska to southern British Columbia but is primarily inland. During 

 migration it occurs coastally from Alaska south and during winter from 

 Puget Sound south. 



NORTHERN SHOVELER (Anas olypeata; choices 50 and 50', pg. 40) has a 

 wing similar in appearance but larger (see key) than those of Blue-winged 

 and Cinnamon Teals. Shovel ers have a distinctive spoon-shaped bill 

 (Plate 14-1) and bright orange legs and feet. They breed from Alaska 

 south to central California but except in Alaska occur inland. They 

 winter from British Columbia south. 



REDHEAD (Aythya amerioana; choices 27 and 27', pg. 37 ) is most similar 

 in appearance to the Canvasback, Ring-necked Duck and scaups. Head shape 

 and bill length separate it from the Canvasback (see key and Plates 14a,b), 

 lack of white secondaries from scaups and lack of a white base to the 

 upper mandible from the Ring-necked Duck. Redheads are uncommon along 

 the west coast; they winter in bays from Puget Sound to Baja California. 

 Very small numbers may breed in isolated locations near the coast in Alaska. 



CANVASBACK (Aythya valisineria; choices 26 and 26' , pg. 37 ) is dis- 

 tinguished by its long sloping forehead and bill (well illustrated in 

 field guides) in all plumages. Its bill is black in contrast to the 

 bluish bill of the Redhead and scaups. Canvasbacks breed near the coast 

 in some Alaskan locations; they winter from British Columbia south. 



GREATER SCAUP (Aythya marila; choices34 and 34', pg. 38) and LESSER 

 SCAUP (Aythya af finis; choices 35 and 35', pg. 38) have distinctive white 

 speculums bordered by dark brown or black on the trailing edge. The two 

 species are difficult to separate; the wing characteristics offer the 

 best clues (see key). Both species breed in Alaska. Greater Scaups 

 winter from British Columbia to southern California, Lesser Scaups from 

 British Columbia to Baja California. 



