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winged Teal, Querquedula discors, female," written by the late Dr. 

 Gabriel E. Manigault when curator of the Museum. The extreme 

 narrowness of the bill at once arrested my attention, for it meas- 

 ured but .50 of an inch, and the culmen (from feathers) 1.67. 

 Although there is no locality on the label, the specimen was un- 

 questionably bought of one of the game dealers in the Charleston 

 market by Dr. Manigault, who daily visited the market during 

 the winter months for the purpose of securing ducks for the 

 Charleston Museum. This specimen, I am certain, is really a 

 representative of Q. cyanoptera. It was probably killed on the 

 Cooper River, the supply of ducks for the market usually coming 

 from that region. This duck was mounted by the late Mr. John 

 Dancer, who was employed by Dr. Manigault to mount birds for the 

 Museum, and was taken probably in the winter of 1884 or 1885- 

 Although the specimen is labeled "female," there can be little 

 doubt that it is a young male, for the speculum is rich, uniform 

 green. The capture of this specimen in South Carolina is the 

 sole record for the State. 



The Cinnamon Teal is a common species in the western United 

 States, where it has been found breeding from Texas and Lower 

 California northward to British Columbia. 



44. Spatula clypeata (Linn.). Shoveller. 



The Shoveller is not abundant in this state, although a few are 

 taken in November on rice plantations. It is essentially a fresh- 

 water duck, being rarely, if ever, seen in salt water. The finest 

 drake that I ever saw was taken near Charleston in March, 1883, 

 and was mounted by the late Mr. John Dancer for the Charleston 

 Museum. 



Audubon, in his Birds of America, says in reference to the 

 flesh of this species: "No sportsman who is a judge will ever 

 pass a Shoveller to shoot a Canvas-back." 



The breeding range is confined chiefly to the interior, from 

 Texas to Alaska. 



45. Dafila acuta (Linn.). Pintail. 



This is a freshwater duck and is rarely seen in salt water ex- 

 cept during the migrations. My earliest record for the south- 

 ward migration is November 11, 1893, but I suspect that the 

 species arrives much earlier. It is an abundant bird on the 



