24-S AMEEICAK GAME. 



blue-black below, margined posteriorly with pure white. 

 Tail brownish gray, margined with paler brown. Lower 

 part of the neck undulated, like the back. Breast pale 

 rufous, spotted and banded with black ; white below. 

 Abdomen white, barred with gray. A black patch 

 under the tail ; the lateral tail coverts tawny, the larger 

 black, white-tipped and margined. Length of male 

 bird, MJ.24. Female, 13|.22J. 



The description and drawing of this bird are taken, by 

 kind permission, which the writer gratefully acknowl- 

 edges, from a fine specimen in the Academy of Natural 

 Science of this city. 



The Blue-Winged Teal is rather larger than the above*, 

 the male measuring 16.31J, the female 15.24. 



The shape and proportions of this bird closely resem- 

 ble those of the latter, but in plumage it widely differs 

 from it. The bill is blueish black ; iris dark hazel ; feet 

 dull yellow, webs dusky ; upper part of the head black, 

 a semilunar patch of pure white, margined with black 

 anterior to the eye ; the rest of the head and upper neck 

 deep purplish gray, with changeable ruddy reflections. 

 The lower hind neck, back, alula, and upper parts gene- 

 rally, rich chocolate brown, every feather margined with 

 paler tints, from reddish buff to pale reddish gray, with 

 black central markings, changing to metallic green in 

 the centres. Upper wing coverts rich ultra-marine blue, 

 with a metallic lustre ; the lower parts pale reddish 

 orange, shaded on the breast with purplish red, and 



