224 ANATIDJ3. 



May and June, and that incubation lasts from twenty-five to 

 twenty-seven days. 



I was unable to find this Duck near Casas Yiejas or about the 

 Laguna de la Janda ; but in the marisma of the Guadalquivir, 

 especially near the Goto del Eey, they are very numerous. 



In flight, the Marbled Duck somewhat resembles the female 

 Pintail ; but it is more of a Teal, as Lord Lilford observes. We 

 found them in Morocco wary and difficult to approach ; but 

 in the dusk they " flight " very low, and by watching the direction 

 taken by them for one night you may on the next evening be 

 tolerably certain of shooting a good many ; and they are excellent 

 eating. 



Sexes alike. Bill narrow. 



Entire plumage light brown and grey. Secondaries creamy brown. 

 Bill, legs, and feet black. Length 14 inches. 



242. Querquedula crecca (Linnseus). The Teal. 



Moorish. Frifar (Favier). Spanish. Sarceta. 



"This species is abundant near Tangier during winter, passing 

 north in February and March, returning in September and 

 October." Favier. 



The Teal is very numerous on the Spanish side, and, from 

 their habit of haunting small streams and marshes, more easily 

 shot than any other of the Ducks. Their numbers vary con- 

 siderably, as in some seasons they are much more abundant than 

 in others. They chiefly arrive during October, leaving for the 

 north in March, and have been known, though very rarely, to 

 breed near Casas Viejas. Lord Lilford observed a single bird at 

 Santa Olaya in May 1872, and has fairly good evidence of their 

 nesting in the district since that date. 



Wing-spot black and green ; tail of sixteen feathers. 



Male. Head and neck chestnut, with broad green stripe from eye down 

 sides of neck, margined on sides of head with buff. 



Female. Above dark brown, feathers edged with grey ; below whitish. 

 Length 13-15 inches. 



