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nester in the latter Province, although I rather doubt this. Coburn’s (1912) statement that he found 
the species nesting in Iceland need not be considered, as his statements are unreliable. 
In the eastern United States the Blue-wing is a rare breeder. In Maine it is said to have bred in 
Washington County (O. W. Knight, 1908), but there is no evidence of its ever having done so in 
New New Hampshire. It seems to nest rarely in Vermont about Lake Champlain (G. H. 
England Perkins and Howe, 1901; Forbush, 1912; L. C. Clark, Jr., m liti.). It has been taken 
near Cambridge, Massachusetts, in late June and may possibly have bred (G. M. Allen, 1909). It 
has certainly bred at Sakonnet, Rhode Island (R. H. Howe and Sturtevant, 1899) and may have 
nested in Connecticut at Quinnipiac Marsh, where it was found on July 26 (Sage, Bishop and Bliss, 
1913). In eastern Virginia, according to a letter from Mr. J. W. Whealton, it has been seen in mid- 
summer, and has been reported nesting at Elliott’s Isle, Dorchester County, IMaryland. 
The Blue-wing is not an uncommon breeder in New York State and has been recorded nesting 
on Long Island as well as in various other localities. In the Lake region of western 
New York and about Lake Erie it has been repeatedly found (Eaton, 1910; U.S. 
Biological Survey notes) . There are no breeding records for Pennsylvania, but the species undoubt- 
edly nests occasionally in the western parts. The only breeding records for Ohio are 
for the northern districts, notably Port Clinton and Sandusky (L. Jones, 1903; Cooke, 
1906). In Indiana it is known to have bred locally as far south as Gibson County and \Mieatland 
Michigan ' Cooke, 1906). In Michigan, on the other hand, especially about 
Illinois Flats it is a common summer resident and breeding bird (Barrows, 
Wisconsin 1^^^; and others) and in Illinois it also breeds sparingly throughout (Cory, 1909). 
It appears to be a not very common breeder in Wisconsin (Kumlien and Hollister, 
1903; U.S. Biological Survey notes). 
West of the Mississippi it is a common breeder as far as the Rocky Mountains. It is abundant in 
Minnesota (Hatch, 1892; Roberts, 1919; Cahn, 1922), in North Dakota (Bent, 1901-02; and others) 
Western and South Dakota (McChesney, 1879; Visher, 1909), in Montana (A. A. Saunders, 
States 1921) and in Wyoming (Grave and Walker, 1913; Cory, 1897). In Iowa this Teal 
breeds rather commonly in certain sections (R. M. Anderson, 1907; Tinker, 1914) and many still 
breed in Missouri (Widmann, 1907). It is a common nester also in the sandhill region of western 
Nebraska (Oberholser, 1920) and is greatly increasing as a breeder in the northern half of Kansas 
(H. Harris, 1919). In Colorado also it is known as a breeding bird, especially at Barr Lake (W. L. 
Sclater, 1912). 
West of the Rockies it is an exceedingly rare breeder. There is one record of its having bred at 
Mabton in western Washington (U.S. Biological Survey) and three records for Oregon (idem), but 
there is no evidence of its ever having nested in California, although it has been seen there in summer. 
A few nest in Idaho (Rust, 1915; U.S. Biological Survey) as also in parts of Nevada (Cooke, 1906), 
and a few breed in Utah (Cooke, 1906; Wetmore, 1921). Mearns (1890) met with the species in 
summer in the Mogollon Mountains, Arizona, and it has been found nesting in various parts of New 
Mexico (F. M. Bailey, 1904a; Cooke, 1906; Wetmore, 1920). In Oklahoma the species has bred at 
Fort Reno (Cooke, 1906), and though there is no evidence of its ever having nested in Arkansas there 
is no doubt that it breeds, or at least did breed, in the whole Mississippi Valley (Goss, 1891). A 
certain number stay in Louisiana to nest (Kennard, 1919; U.S. Biological Survey notes) and there 
is good reason to suppose that some nest in Florida. Moore {fide Baird, Brewer and 
Ridgway, 1884) thinks it does so about Lake Okeechobee or on the islands. He saw 
them near Sarosta all the year and killed young on Miska Lake in September. Mr. Harper (U.S. 
Biological Survey) was told that some nest near Zellwood, Florida. 
In Texas the Blue-wing has been found nesting on the Nueces River, near the Bexar County line 
(Beckham, 1888) and near San Antonio (Attwater, 1892), Hereford (Oberholser, U.S. 
Biological Survey) and Spring Lake (Cooke, 1906). No doubt it breeds also in Kerr 
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