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243. Querquedula circia (Linnaeus). The 'Garganey or 



Summer Teal. 



Spanish. Capitan. 



" This Teal appears irregularly near Tangier, only on migration, 

 and does not occur every year. They arrive during February and 

 March, passing on to the north, and are seen returning south in 

 September." Favier. 



The Garganey seems to be equally irregular in its appearance 

 in Andalucia, as I only saw one in Seville market in March 

 1869, and did not again meet with any till March 1874, 

 when they were for a few days not uncommon about Casas 

 Viejas and near Seville. Lord Lilford informs me that he saw a 

 pair at Santa Olaya, near Rocio, in May 1872, and that since 

 then they have been found nesting there. 



Male. Wing-spot green, between two bars of white ; wing-coverts or 

 shoulders bluish grey ; neck and breast dark brown, with pale brown 

 crescent-shaped bands. 



Female. Much as female of Q. crecca, but without green metallic 

 speculum ; shoulders with very slight grey tinge. Length 15-16 inches. 



244. Mareca penelope (Linnaeus). The Wig-eon. 



Moorish. Bou-khe-siwa. Spanish. Silbon (Whistler), Pato 

 franciscano. 



" This species is the most abundant Duck near Tangier, being 

 found in large flocks throughout the winter months. They 

 commence to arrive in August and September, and leave during 

 March and April." Favier. 



Exactly the same may be said of the Wigeon on the Spanish 

 side of the Straits, except that I never saw any so early as Favier 

 mentions. They begin to arrive early in October ; but the 

 greater number do not appear until November; and they are 

 then by far the most common Duck, in some winters swarming 

 in thousands on the Laguna de la Janda. Their departure for 

 the north begins about the end of March ; but a few linger on 

 throughout the whole of April. 



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