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43. Blue-winged Teal. 



(Anas discors.) 



A very rare bird in this Province. A few are taken 

 every season at the mouth of Fraser River. 



44. Cinnamon Teal. 



(Anas cyanoptera.) 



A rare summer visitant. Only two specimens, to my 

 knowledge, have been taken in the Province one near 

 Clinton, the other at Burnaby Lake. 



45. Green-winged Teal. 



(Anas carolinensis.) 



A very abundant duck here. Breeds in the interior of 

 the Mainland. Arrives in great numbers at the mouth of 

 Fraser River during the fall and early winter. One of 

 our best table ducks. 



46. Gadwall. 



"Gray Duck." (Anas strepera.) 



Rare. A few are taken every season, but I know of no 

 place where it can be said they occur in any great numbers. 



47. American Widgeon. 



"Baldpate." (Anas americana.) 



An abundant resident. In May of this year I found it 

 breeding round the lakes above Clinton. It is quite com- 

 mon during the winter months on the coast. 



48. Shoveller. 



" Broad-bill." (Spatula clypeata.) 



An abundant summer resident of the Mainland, chiefly 

 east of the Cascades. During the month of May I found 

 them in pairs on the lakes along the Cariboo Road, above 

 Clinton. A rare winter visitant on the coast. 



49. Pintail. 



" Sprigtail." (Dafila acuta.) 



An abundant resident. Breeds in the interior of the 

 Mainland. A winter resident on the coast, where, in some 

 localities, especially on the Lower Fraser, it appears in 

 great flocks. 



