

CINNAMON TEAL. 



141. Querquedula cyanoptera. 16 in. 



Male mostly bright chestnut. Shoulders 

 light blue, speculum green. Female buffy, 

 spotted with black and brown but with wings 

 similar to those of the male. 



Range. Western. Breeds from western 

 Kans. and British Columbia southward. Cas- 

 ual east to N. Y. and Fla. 



SHOVELLER; BROAD-BILL. 



142. Spatula clypeata. 20 in. 



Bill long and broad. Head green, should- 

 ers light blue, speculum green and belly 

 bright chestnut. Female streaked and spot- 

 ted with buff and blackish but with similar 

 wings 



N es t. Of fine grasses and weeds on the 

 ground, the hollow being lined with down. 

 Six to ten grayish eggs. 



Range. Breeds north from Ind., Mo., Tex. 

 and Cal. Winters from Md., 111. and Wash, 

 southward. Casual during migrations north 

 to Newfoundland. 



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