16 CHECK LIST OF THE 



(1333) Red=legged Black Duck. 



(Anas obscura rubripes.) 



Frequently met with in late autumn. Its breeding range is not pos- 

 itively known, but probably includes the Hudson Bay region. 



GENUS CHAULELASMUS. 

 (135) Gadwall. 



(Chaulelasmus streperus.) 



A very rare summer resident. Breeds commonly in Manitoba and 

 adjoining Provinces westward. 



GENUS MARECA. 

 (137) Baldpate. 



(Mareca americana.) 



A fairly common migrant, probably breeds regularly in the interior. 

 1 have occasionally found .it as a summer .resident in the marshes of 

 Lakes Erie and Ontario. It breeds commonly in the Western Provinces. 

 Arrives in April and leaves with the first sharp frost. 



GENUS NETTION. 



(139) Green=winged Teal. 



(Nettion carolinensis.) 



Common in the spring and autumn migrations, breeding in the north 

 from Labrador to the Pacific coast. Arrives as soon as the marshes are 

 open and leaves about the end of October. 



GENUS QUERQUEDULA. 



(140) Blue=winged Teal. 



(Querquedula discors.) 



Common summer resident, breeding in all suitable places through- 

 out the Province. Arrives in April and leaves about the end of Sep- 

 tember. 



GENUS SPATULA. 



(142) Shoveller. 



(Spatula clypeata.) 



A regular but uncommon summer resident, breeds throughout its 

 range. Very abundant on the prairie sloughs of Manitoba. 



GENUS DAFILA. 



(143) Pintail. 



(Dafila acuta.) 



A common spring and autumn visitor to southern Ontario, occa- 

 sionally breeding in the marshes about Lake Erie and probably regu- 



