QUERQUEDULA. TEAL. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum mediocre, angus- 

 tum, basi fere altius quam 

 latum, inerme, depressum, 

 sublineare,ungue parvo in- 

 structo ; mandibulae lateri- 

 bus dentatis. 



Nares ovales, basales. 

 Cauda brevis, acuta, rectri- 



cibus plerumque sedecim 



ornatis. 



Beak mediocral, narrow, its 

 base nearly as high as 

 broad, and unarmed, de- 

 pressed, sublinear, fur- 

 nished with a depressed 

 hook ; the mandibles den- 

 tated at the sides. 



Nostrils oval, basal. 



Tail short, acute, mostly 

 adorned with sixteen fea- 

 thers. 



QUERQUEDULA. Ray, Briss. 



JL HE Teals are distinguished by their diminutive 

 size compared with the rest of the Anatidae : their 

 beak is longer in proportion than that of the Wi- 

 geons ; it is also much narrower than in those birds, 

 and its base is more elevated, approaching in form 

 to that of some of the smaller species of Bernicle. 



