AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 



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1 39. Green-winged Teal, (Anas carolinensis') . 



North America, breeding north of the U. S. and mi- 

 grating south of U. S. Length 14 inches. Head, 

 chestnut. Green patch back of the eye. Chin, black 

 and rather lengthened crest of purplish black feathers 

 on the back of the head. Upper parts and flanks 

 barred with black. Wings gray with a green specu- 

 lum. Female: Wings like the male; head, pale buff, 

 streaked with dark brown. Upper parts brown with 

 buffy edged feathers. Breast buffy and spotted; rest 

 of under parts white. 



140. Blue-winged Teal, {Anas discors). 

 Whole of North America, but more common in the 



East. Breeds from middle U. S. northwards. Length, 

 15.5 inches. Top of head and chin, black; rest of head 

 dark gray. A large white crescent on each side of the 

 forepart of the head. Back dusky with U shaped bars 

 of buff. Entire under parts reddish buff and spotted 

 with dark brown. Lesser wing coverts, pale blue. A 

 white patch formed by the tips of the greater coverts 

 is in front of the green speculum. Under tail coverts, 

 black. White patch on either side of the tail. Fe- 

 male: Top of head, black; chin and throat, white; rest 

 of head brownish white streaked with dusky. Other- 

 wise similar to the male except that the green specu- 

 lum is wanting. 



141. Cinnamon Teal, {Anas cyanoptera) . 

 America west of the Rocky Mts.' from British Co- 

 lumbia southwards. Length. 17 inches. Top of head, 

 black. Rest of head, neck and entire under parts, dark 

 chestnut. Back, wings and tail similar to No. 140. 

 Female: Similar to the female of No. 140, but more 

 reddish and the green speculum is slightly defined. 



142. Shoveller. {Spatula clypeata). 



Found throughout North America, but not common 

 on the North Atlantic coast. Length, 19 inches. Head 

 and neck, dark green. Upper back, neck and breast, 

 white. Wing co\'erts pale blue with white tips. Wings 

 brownish with a green speculum. Under parts rich 

 chestnut. Black under tail covers and white patch on 

 each side of tail. Female: Head, brownish white 

 streaked with dusky. Chin and throat buffy shading 

 into reddish buff below and spotted with brown. Up- 

 per parts and wings similar to the male but paler. 

 144. Wood Duck, {Ae sponsa). 



Whole of temporate North America, breeding 

 throughout its range. Length, 18 inches. Lengthened 

 crest and sides of head, metallic purple and green. 

 Breast purplish with white arrow shaped spots. Fe- 

 male: Head and short crest gray; throat, line around 

 eye and space back of it white, as are the under parts. 

 Breast reddish buff, spotted with dark brown. Back, 

 brownish green. Wings like those of the male. 



