GREEN- WINGED TEAL. 71 



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green, black bordered. Length, 20-22; wing, 11; tail, 5; tarsus, 2; bill, 1-1|; 

 female known by the wing markings. 



HAB. North America, from the Arctic Ocean south to Guatemala and 

 Cuba. 



Nest, on the ground in the marsh ; it is composed of grass and weeds. It is 

 neatly formed and lined with feathers and down from the breast of the bird. 



Kggs, eight to twelve, pale buff. 



Resembles the Gad wall in appearance, but can always be dis- 

 tinguished by the creamy white crown which has suggested for the 

 species the familiar name of " Baldpate." It is also more abundant 

 than the Gadwall, being often seen in flocks of fifty to one hundred 

 during the season of migration. It has a wide breeding range 

 throughout the United States and British America. At the St. Clair 

 Flats it has often been seen at midsummer, but so far I have 110 

 record of its nest or eggs having been found there. It seems rather 

 tender, and is one of the first to retire to the south in the fall. 



In the " Birds of Manitoba," we read regarding this species : 

 "Abundant summer resident, breeding at Lake Manitoba and in all 

 the sloughs in this vicinity. This is the last duck to arrive in the 

 spring and the first to leave in the fall. In. 1884, first seen April 

 16th." NASH. 



It has been observed in Alaska but only in limited numbers, 

 arriving there early in May and leaving early in October. 



SUBGENUS NETTION KAUP. 

 ANAS CAROLINENSIS GMELIN. 



41. Green-winged Teal. (139) 



Head and upper neck, chestnut, with a broad glossy green band on each 

 side, uniting and blackening on the nape ; under parts, white or whitish, the 

 fore breast with circular black spots ; upper parts and flanks closely waved 

 with blackish and white ; a white crescent in front of the wing ; crissum, black, 

 varied with white or creamy ; speculum, rich green, bordered in front with 

 buffy tips of the. greater coverts, behind with light tips of secondaries ; no blue 

 on the wing ; bill, black ; feet, gray. Female differs in the head markings, but 

 those of the wing are the same. Small; length, 14-15; wing, 7^; tail, 3; bill, 

 H; tarsus, 1|. 



HAB. North America, chiefly breeding' north of the United States, and 

 migrating south to Honduras and Cuba. 



Nest, on the ground, built of dried grass, and lined with feathers. 



Eggs, usually eight, pale dull green or buff. 



