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a month later in the Carolinas, a few lingering on tho Delaware until the first week 

 in May. Mr. Audubon met with none of this species in Labrador. It is quite common 

 in Southern Wisconsin, according to Mr. Kumlien, arriving there early in the spring, 

 and a few undoubtedly remaining to breed, lie has never with certainty met with 

 its nest, but has found oi\e which he supposed must have belonged to this species. 



Tlie Green-winged Teal was found in abundance about Fort K(!solution and Fort 

 Yukon by Mr. Kennicott ; at Fort Rae by Mr. L. Clarke ; on the Yukon Itiver and in 

 tlio Mackenzie Kiver district by Mr. J. Lockhart; on the Porcujjine Kiver by Mr. 

 tJonos ; at La Pierre House by Mr. libbiston ; on Big Island by IVLr. lleid, etc. 



Eggs of this species from Fort Simpson (Smithsonian Institution, No. 5034) are of 

 a i)ure ivory white color. Three of these measure respectively, 1.80 by 1.30 inches, 

 1.85 by 1.35, and 1.75 by 1.30. 



Nettion crecca. 



THE EUROFEAK GREEN WIKOED TEAL. 



^inas crecca, Linn. S. N. ud. 10, I. 17.")8, 126 ; n\. 12, I. 1766, 204. 



Qiicrqiirdulii cncai, Sl'Kl'llENs, Shaw's Gen. Zool. XII. ii. j824, 146. — Coues, Kt-y, 1872,287; 



t'licok List, 1873, no. 4'J4 ; v<\. 2, 1882, no. 714 ; 15. N. W. 1874, 566. 

 Xcl/itiii civcca, Baiki), B. X. Am. 1858, 778; Cat. N. Am. B. 1859, no. 580. — Ridgw. Nom. N. 



Am. B. 1881, no. 611. 

 Qitcrquriliila siihcrrcca (t crcccniilcs, BiiKllM, V. I). 1831, 885, 88C. 

 Teal, Yakk. Brit. B. cd. 2, IIL 281, fig. ; cd. 3, IIL 282, fig. 



IFab. Puliuiirclii'. Region ; oociisional in Ea.stcrii North America. 



8i'. Char. Aihdl male: Siiuiliir to N. curdinmms, hut side of llic hrcast witliout any white 

 bur ; the outer .scapulars with their inner webs creamy white, the forehead bordered on eacli side 



jv| ^y ^ pale-l)uff line ; and tho sides, back, etc., much more coarsely undulated. Adult female : Not 

 ■^* distinguishable witli certainty from tliat of jV. Mrnlineiinvi ? 



Total length, about 14.(K) inches; wing, 7.00-7.30; culuien, 1.45-1.50; tarsus, 1.10-1.25; 

 middle toe, 1.25-1.30. 



