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Hab.—North America generally; Europe, Asia, Africa. (Coues.) 
A female Gadwall was captured alive in December, 1849, and was in 
the possession of Mr. Hurdis till May, 1851, associating with some tame 
ducks and laying several nests of eggs, none of which, however, proved 
fertile (Nat. in B., p. 47). 
Genus MARECA, Steph. 
146. Mareca americana, (Gm.) Steph. American Wigeon. 
Anas americana, Gm., Lath., Wils., Bp., Nutt., Aud., Gir., Schl., Finsch. 
Mareca americana, Steph., Sw. & Rich., Sw., Bp., Eyt., Gray, Gosse, Bd., Cab., 
Cass., Scl., and late authors generally. 
Mareca penelope , Blas. 
Length, 21.75; wing, 11; tarsus, 1.42. 
Hab.—North America, south of Guatemala; Cuba. Accidental in 
Europe. (Coues.) 
After a revolving gale in October, 1854, several of these birds were 
shot and brought for examination to Mr. Hurdis, who obtained one him- 
self in the following month (Nat. in B., p. 49). Two were shot at Dev- 
onshire Bay by Corporal Alder, Royal Engineers, in October, 1874. 
Genus QUERQUEDULA, Steph. 
147. Querquedula carolinensis, (Gm.) Steph. Green-winged Teal. 
Anas crecca var., Forst. 
Anas (Boschas) crecca var., Sw. & Rich., Nutt. 
Anas crecca, Wils, Bp., Aud. 
Anas carolinensis, Gm., Lath., And., Gir., Reinh., Maxim., Trippe. 
Querquedula carolinensis, Steph., Eyt., Bp., Gray, Bd., Cass., Scl., Scl. & Salv., 
Coues. 
jettion carolinensis, Bd., Coop. & Suck., Coues, Hayd., Cab., Scl., Dress., 
Gunc!., and of late American authors. 
Anas americana, Vieil. 
Length, 14; wing, 7.40; tarsus, 1.14. 
Hab.—Whole of North America; Greenland, Mexico, Cuba; south to 
Honduras. (Coues.) 
This is an occasional visitor in autumn. One was shot at Peniston’s 
Pond on October 10, 1874, and a few days later I stalked another in 
vain at the same place. Captain Rooke, Fifty-third Regiment, shot one 
in Devonshire Swamp in November, 1874. I am not aware of the occur- 
rence of the European Q. crecca, or common Teal, in Bermuda. It occurs 
as a Straggler in North America. 
Lieutenant Denison informs me that four examples of Q. carolinensis 
were shot by Lieutenant Tallents, Twentieth Regiment, in the autumn 
of 1875. 
