32 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



Besides these records a number of birds have been taken at 

 Lake Saltonstall and in the Quinnipiac Marshes, the majority of 

 which are in the collections of L. C. S. and L. B. B., in addition 

 to a few birds taken at Branford, Clinton, and Stony Creek. 



Merriam 1 mentions this species as " not particularly rare dur- 

 ing the migrations." It was taken by Linsley at Stratford, and 

 one by Dr. Wood at East Windsor Hill. 



Nettion crecca (Linnaeus). European Teal. 



Very rare in North America. The only Connecticut reference 

 is furnished by W. E. T. of East Hartford, who received from a 

 resident gunner a fine adult male, shot Nov. 14, 1889, while flying 

 with another, apparently of the same species, over an open field. 

 It is now in the collection of J. H. S. 2 



Nettion carolinense (Gmelin). Green-winged Teal. 



A tolerably common fall and rare spring migrant, and a rare 

 winter resident. 



Fall migration. Earliest record. New Haven, Sept. 3, 1886; 

 Portland, Sept. 27, 1903; Litchfield, Sept. 8, 1906 (E. S. W.). 

 Latest record. New Haven, Oct. 16, 1883; Portland, Nov. 27, 

 1896. 



Spring records. April 8, 1874, and April 6, 1887, Portland 

 (J. H. S.) ; March 21, 1896, Stony Creek (E. M. Cooper, in coll. 

 of L. B. B.) ; March 8, 1899, Clinton (J. F. Parker, in coll. of 

 L. B. B.) ; " Have seen it in March " (Merriam). 1 



Winter record. Jan. 14, 1902, one taken in Branford Harbor 

 by Mr. J. Lanfear (in coll. of L. C. S.). 



Querquedula discors (Linnaeus). Blue- winged Teal. 



A tolerably common fall and rare spring migrant. 



Fall migration. Earliest record. New Haven, Sept. i, 1886; 

 Portland, Sept. 8, 1897. Latest record. New Haven, Sept. 20, 

 1896; Portland, Oct. 17, 1874. 



Spring records. April 14, 1896, Quinnipiac Marshes (A. R. 

 Andrews, in coll. of L. B. B.) ; April 9, 1902, Portland; April 27, 

 1905, West Haven (W. L. Ganung, in coll. of L. B. B.). 



i Merriam, Birds of Conn., p. 124. 

 a W. E. Treat, Auk, viii, i, p. 112. 



