Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and ^YISCONSI^■ — Cory. 327 



throughout the states. The nest is a mass of feathers thickly lined 

 with down, placed on the ground, usually more or less concealed. 

 The eggs are from 7 to 12, pale buflp or cream buflE in color, and 

 measure about 1.80 x 1.30 inches. 



47. Querquedula cyanoptera (Vieill.). 

 CixxAMOx Teal. 



Anas cyanoptera Vieill.. A. O. U. Check List, 1895, p. 50. 

 Distr.: Western America from the Rocky mountains and Texas 

 to the Pacific, and from British Columbia south through Middle Amer- 

 ica and South America to Patagonia and Falkland Islands; casual 

 in the Mississippi Valley and Florida. 



Adult male: Head, neck, and upper parts, chestnut brown, the 

 crown somewhat darker than the sides of the head; under parts, 

 brownish, showing dusky on the belly; rump, 

 olive brown, feathers becoming lighter on the 

 edges; wing coverts, blue gray; speculum, green, 

 the general coloration of the wing being similar to 

 the Blue-winged Teal, but the coloration of the 

 body is so different that it should never be con- 

 -^ ^(^■''^'^^ founded with that species. 



Adult female: Resembles the female of the Blue- 

 winged Teal, although somewhat larger; the bill is larger, and the 

 under parts usually show at least a trace of the chestnut marking of 

 the male; the throat, more speckled; chin, dusky and often with 

 rufous tinge, otherwise apparently similar to Q. discors. 

 Length, 16; wing, 7.50; bill, 1.75; tarsus, 1.30. 

 Ridgway says: "It is of irregular and uncertain occurrence, hav- 

 ing been only once or twice taken in Illinois." " An occasional visitant 

 in Manitoba, Minnesota, Nebraska, Illinois, and Louisiana." (W. W. 

 Cooke, Bird Migr. Miss. Val., 1888, p. 68.) 



For Wisconsin Kumlien and Hollister record two specimens taken 

 at Lake Koshkonong and add: "There are several more or less au- 

 thentic records among well-informed sportsmen in different parts of 

 the state and at the Club House on Lake Koshkonong." (Birds of 

 Wisconsin, 1903, p. 20.) 



