GARGANEY TEAL 
359 
Norwegian: Knaekand, Suurput, Dukand, Krikand. 
Icelandic: Tanmond. Finnish: Heinatair. 
Dutch: Zomertaling, Teling. Walloon: Mer canette. 
Spanish: Patito, Cerceta, Anade cercetilla, Roncardele, Zarzeta, Garcetilla, Lavan- 
quillo, Chuparan, Rangedeira, Marroquinho, Sarceta d’estin, Xarxet. 
Portuguese: Marreco, Marrequinho, Rangedeira, Cantadeira. 
Italian: Marzajola, Mascaruneddu, Gircuredda, Cercedola, Garganello, Sartella, 
Arzaval, Rouchet, Crecola, Raganela, Anitrella d’estate, Trizzola, Trizzotta, 
Riddena, Germanello. 
Maltese: Sarsella hanira. Arabic: Kerkedje, Arash. 
Greek: Boskas, Phaspas. 
Croatian: Patka pupcanica, Patka srpasta, Krzulja. 
Czech: Cirka modra. Hungarian: Pergo recze, Bojti recze. 
Polish: Kaczka cyraneczka. Esthonian: Prihshke. 
Russian: Chirok-treskundshik, Treskun, Chiruka, Chirok korostilen, Sesik. 
Slavonian: Chrapacka watsja. 
Montenegrin: Ckruga. Bosnian: Krokotavak. 
Bengali: Gangroib, Girria. Bidgarian: Krecital. 
Japanese: Shima-aji. Hindu: Chaitwa, Kliaira, Patari. 
Ostiaks: Piirri, Pilgy, Pyrni, Pakke. Samoyeds: Pjosok. 
DESCRIPTION 
Adult Male: Top of head and occiput blackish brown with a few fine light streaks on the forehead. 
From above the eyes, and extending back along the sides of the head a conspicuous whitish band. 
Sides of the head and neck rich brown, finely streaked with white; chin black. Breast and extending 
around to middle of mantle, brown, banded with crescentic black bars. Middle of mantle brown, 
the feathers with lighter edges. Back, rump and upper tail-coverts blackish, with irregular lighter 
bars. Tail black with buffy edges to the feathers. Abdomen white, becoming yellowish toward the 
vent, and more or less vermiculated with black. Flanks with wavy black lines. Under tail-coverts 
buffy with round black spots. Wing-coverts and outer scapulars bluish gray with a broad white 
band on the greater coverts. Speculum bright green with a posterior white band. Primaries dark 
brown. Tertials and inner scapulars dark brown, ornamented with white central stripes. Under 
wing-coverts dark gray except the central ones which are white like the axillars. 
Iris hazel. Bill black. Legs and feet greenish or bluish gray to ash gray. 
The full breeding dress is assumed much later in the season than is the case with most other ducks, 
a characteristic in common with the American Blue-winged Teal and the Shoveller. 
Wing 192-202 mm.; bill 38-41; tarsus 29-31. 
Weight 10 ounces to 1 pound 3 ounces (0.28 to 0.56 kilograms). 
Adult Female: General color above dark brown, the edges of the feathers light gray. A broad 
superciliary stripe is whitish and a band behind the eye brownish. There is a white, or nearly white, 
