ANATIN.E — THE PttkS - IjUEUQUEDULA. 



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reddish, spotted with bhick. Hub. Nnuli Americii f^eneruUy, but chiefly the Eastern 

 Province. 

 2. Q' cyaaoptera Adult mak: Head, neck, and lower parts rich uniform chestnut, the 

 alxlonien duller (sometimes dusky), the jiilcum blackish. Hub. Western America, from 

 Chili to Wa8hinj,'ton Territory. 



Q. disci/rs. 



Querquedula discors. 



THE BLUE-WINGED TEAL. 



Anas discors, LiNS. S. X. cd. 12, I. 1766, 20.'> (based on Qiierq. nmcric. varicgata, Catesii. 100; 

 Buiss. VI. 452. — Qufrq. nmcric. fuscn, Catesd. 99. — Qiicrq. virgininmi, Biuss. VI. 455). — 

 Wn,s. Am. Oiii. VIII. 1814, 74, pi. "„'. 4. — Aud. Oni. Biog. IV. 1838, 111, pi. 313 ; Synop. 

 1839, 282 ; H. Am. VI. 1843, 2S7, pi. 393. 



Jnas {llosclws) iliscrs, S\v. & IMcn. F. B. A. II. 1S31, 444. — Xutt. Man. II. 1834, 397. 



Querquedula discors, Sir.i'Ui-.Ns, .'^ha\v'3 C!on. Zool. XII. ii. 1824, 149. — Baiud. B. N. Am. 1858, 

 779 ; Cat. N. Am. B. 1859, no. 581. —Cons, Key, 1872, 287 ; Clicck List, 1873, no. 496 ; 2d 

 od. 1882, no. 710 ; Birds N. W. 1874, 560. — Kincw. Xom. X. Am. B. 1881, no. 609. 



Sarcclli- nuUc dc Caijcnnc, dile Ic Soiicrourou, BuFi". PI. Knl. 966 ((J ad.). 



Had. North America in general, but chiefly the Eastern Province ; i;,)Vth to Alaska, south to 

 Ecuador, and tlirouj,diout West Indies. Accidental in Euro])e. 



Sp. Char. Adnlt mah: Head and neck dull 

 plumbeous, slightly glossed with lavender-i>urplc on 

 the side of the occiput and nape, and marked in frmit 

 of the eyes by a large, somewhat crescentic, patch if 

 white, e.xtending entirely across the anterior portion 

 of the head ; jjilcum, chin, and feathers bordering the 

 white patclies, blackish ; h)Wer parts pah- reddish, 

 thickly spotted with black, thecrissum uniform black. 

 Back luid anterior scapulars dusky, marked with con- 

 centric or U-shaju-d l)ai-s of ])ale reddish bulT ; lesser 

 wing-coverts and outer webs of some of the longer 

 scapulars pale blue ; middle coverts white for the 

 exposed portion, forming i\ bar across the wing ; 

 speculum bronzy green, dusky terminally, with a 

 very narrow white tip ; tertials black, with a central 

 stripe of buff ; a white patch at the base of the tail 

 on each side ; axillurs imumculate pure white. Bill uniform black ; iris browti : leet yellowish. 

 Adult female : Wings, only, as in the male ; upper j.arts dusky, the feathers ', I with dull 



Male a not. size). 



