SHOVBLLBE. 527 



QroEBQuaiDULA DiscoBS (L.) Steph. 



Blne-Trineed ITeaU 



Aims diaoors, Kirtlaxd, Prelim. Eep. Ohio Gteolog. Snrv., 1838, 67 ; Ohio 6«olog. Surv., 

 1838, 166, 186. 



QuerqueMa dwoors, Wheaton, Ohio Agiic. Rep. for 1860, 370 ; Repiint, 1861, 12 ; Food 

 of Birds, etc., Ohio Agrio. Eep. for 1874, 574 ; Reprint, 1875, 14.— Langdon, Cat. 

 Birds of Gin., 1877,17; Ee-nsed List, Jonrn. Gin. Soo. Nat. Hist., i, 1879, 185; Re- 

 print, 19 ; Summer Birds, ib., iu, 1880, 228. 



Teal, KiBTLAND, Fam. Visitor, i, 1850, 72. 



Anas diseora, LrNN.ai0s, Syst. Nat., i, 1766, 205. 



Quergnedula discort, Stbphems, ShaVs G«n. Zool., xii, 1824, 149. 



Head and neck of the male blackish-plnmbeons, darkest on the crown, nsnaUy with 

 purplish iridescence ; a white crescent in front of the eye ; under parts thickly dark- 

 spotted ; wing coverts sky-bine, the greater white-tipped ; specnlTun green, white-tipped; 

 asillars and most under wing-coverts white ; scapulars striped with tawny and blue, or 

 dark -green ; fore-back barred ; rump and tail dark, plain ; crissnm black ; bill black, 

 feet dusky .yellow ; female with head and neck altogether different ; under parts mnoh 

 paler and obscmrely spottad ; but known by the wing marks. 



Habitat, North America, oliiefly east of the Rocky Mountains. To the Pacific coast 

 in Alaska. West Indies. Mexico. Central and South America to Ecuador. Acciden- 

 tal in Europe. 



Abundant spring and fall migrant, not common summer resident in 

 Northern Ohio. Mr. Langdon mentions its breeding in Ottawa county. 

 This is the first Duck to return in fall, usually making its appearance 

 early in September. It frequents still waters, especially muddy and 

 gravelly shallows and ponds, and spends much time sitting on muddy 

 banks. A well-known and highly esteemed game bird. 



Bggs similar to but lighter than those of the Green-winged Teal. 



GuNirs SPATULA. Boie. 

 Bill much longer than head or foot, widening rapidly to the end where it is twioe as 

 wide as at the base. 



Spatula cltpeata (L.) Boie. 



SboveUax*. 



Anas olypeata, Kistland, Ohio Qeoleg. Surv., 1838, 166. 



Spaiula oh/peaUt, WBMATOfflr, Ohio Agric. Eep. for 1860, 570 ; Reprint, 1861, 12 ; Food of 

 Birds, eta., Ohio Agric. Rep. for 1874, 574 ; Reprint, 1875, 14.— Langdon, Cat. Birds 

 of Cin., 1877, 17 ; Revised List, Joum. Gin. Soo. Mat. Hist., i, 1879, 185 ; Reprint, 19. 



AtMS tlyptaia, LiNNiBTTS, Syst. Nat., i, 1766, 249. 

 Spatula tltptata, Boib, Isis, 1832, 564. 



Bill as above with very nnmerona and prominent laminss. Head and neok of male, 

 gieen ; fi>re-breast white, belly purplish-ohesfeint ; wing-ooverts blue ; speoulnm green 

 bordered with blaok and white ; some scapulars blue, others green, all white-striped ; 

 bill Idaokisfa ; fset red. Female known by bill and wings. 



