BLUE- WINGED TEAL (Querquedula dis- 

 cors}, which measure about one inch longer 

 than the preceding species, are quite com- 

 monly termed "Summer Teal," as they mi- 

 grate earlier in fall and later in spring than 

 the green-winged variety. They are found 

 in North America, chiefly east of the Rocky 

 Mountains, breeding in the Northern States 

 and southern Canada and wintering from 

 Maryland and Illinois south as far as Brazil 

 and Chile. 



Among sportsmen, this species has the rep- 

 utation of being one of the swiftest ducks in 

 flight, the most wild and impossible claims 

 of speed being mentioned, even up to two 

 hundred miles per hour. Careful observa- 

 tions by competent men have amply proven 

 that this or no other duck can fly at a rate of 

 more than sixty miles per hour. 



In autumn they feed upon wild rice, as well 

 as other tender plants and insects, becoming 

 quite fat and very toothsome, although of 

 small size. They are never very shy and 

 come readily to decoys, settling among them 

 with the greatest confidence. They walk 

 very gracefully and easily, and swim swiftly 

 and with much buoyancy, usually keeping 

 close together, the same as Green-wings do. 



Their nests are on the ground, in patches 

 or tussocks of grass in meadows, or along the 

 borders of streams, ponds or swamps. They 

 are made of grass and weeds, thickly lined with feathers and down; six to 

 twelve greenish-buff eggs constitute the full setting. 



CINNAMON TEAL (Querquedula cyanopterd) are abundant on the 

 Pacific coast, not uncommon in states west of the Mississippi and of casual 

 occurrence in eastern states. They are found even more abundantly and 

 more widely distributed in South America. Like the other teal, they prefer 

 fresh-water marshes and ponds and are seldom found on open salt water. 

 Like all very active ducks, they run about meadows and catch a great many 

 grasshoppers. This diet, together with the grain and tender plants they 

 devour, makes their flesh very palatable. 



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 CINNAMON TEAL ( 6 , 



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