ANAS DISCORS. BLUE-WINGED TEAL. 



LUE -WINGED TEAL are among the 

 frrst of the water-fowl that visit the 

 shores of the Delaware and Chesapeake 

 J from the far regions of the North. They 

 arrive among us in September, and 

 remain feeding along the fresh-water 

 shores and mud-flats until driven farther 

 south by the chilling frosts of these 

 regions, as they are a very tender bird, 



and spend the most of their time in parts where the weather is 

 mild. This little duck appears to be much less cunning than most 

 other varieties of wild fowl, as it is not difficult to approach in a 

 boat or under cover of any simple device. 



The shooters on the Delaware kill great numbers from the reeds, 

 over stool-ducks set out on the mud ; they stool without difficulty, 

 and drop down among the decoys and go to eating as if they were 

 surrounded by busy companions like themselves. 



They stool better if the decoys are set in the mud than if in 



the water, and in this respect differ from every other duck. 



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