102 The Water-fowl Family 



on the northern prairies of the United States and 

 Manitoba, choosing the borders of the sloughs of 

 rush-grass. Here the nest is concealed among the 

 weeds and rushes and consists of an accumula- 

 tion of grass lined with feathers. The duck covers 

 her eggs while away from the nest. June is the 

 time for incubation. The male now loses his fine 

 attire and takes on a plain brown plumage, closely 

 resembling that of the duck. In late August 

 the young are fledged and we see the first flocks, 

 the mark of early fall. 



CINNAMON TEAL 

 {Querquedula cyanopterd) 



Adult male — Top of head, blackish; rest of head, neck, and lower 



parts, bright chestnut ; back, rump, upper tail-coverts, and tail, 



olive-brown, feathers lighter on edges ; wing-coverts, pale blue ; 



tips of greater wing-coverts, white, forming bar over a green 



speculum ; bill, black ; legs and feet, orange ; webs, dusky ; iris, 



orange. 

 Measurements — Length, 17 inches; wing, 7.25 inches; culmen, 



1.80 inches; tarsus, 1.25 inches. 

 Adult female — Resembles the female blue-winged teal, but more 



reddish ; sides of head and throat, deep buff; back, olive-brown ; 



entire under parts, light brown ; breast, rufous, with dusky spots ; 



bill, dusky; feet, yellowish. 

 Measurements — Length, 16.50 inches; wing, 6.75 inches; culmen, 



1.70 inches; tarsus, 1.25 inches. 

 Young male — Resembles female, but speculum is more distinct and 



under parts are streaked instead of spotted. 

 Downy young — Top of head and upper parts, olive ; under parts, 



sides of head, and a stripe over the eye, yellowish buff; a narrow, 



dark brown stripe on sides of head ; two pair of buff spots, one 



on sides of back, the other on sides of rump. 



