THE GREEN-WINGED TEAL 



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keep long in captivity, being very sensitive to all adverse 

 influences. 



The Green-Winged Teal^ has a very noticeable crest, 

 and a beautiful emerald-green speculum on each wing. It 



BLUE-WINGED TEAL. 



is found scattered over practically the whole of North America, 

 from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Barren Grounds 

 to Cuba and Honduras. 



The Shoveller,^ also called the Spoonbill, is a hand- 

 some duck, recognizable by its extremely broad and spoon- 



1 Net'ti-on carolinensis. Average length, 13.50 inches. 

 ^ Spat'u-la cly-pe-a'ta. Average length, 19 inches. 



