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53. Blue-winged Teal. — Querquedula discors. 



Head and neck gray, black on top and chin ; crescent-shaped mark 

 of white on head between bill and eye ; back gray with bars of buff ; 

 wing, patch metallic green with white bar in front ; lesser wing cov- 

 erts pale blue ; lower back and tail dusky with white patch on each 

 side of tail ; under parts and sides reddish buff ; bill black ; legs and 

 feet yellow. Length, 15 in. 



Female. — Head and neck dusky gray, black on top ; chin and throat 

 white ; upper parts dusky, barred with V-shaped buff marks ; wing 

 coverts blue, like male ; no green wing patch ; bill black ; legs and 

 feet pale flesh color. Length, 15 in. 



Hab. — North America in general, but chiefly the Eastern Province ; 

 north to Alaska, and south to the West Indies and Northern South 

 America ; breeds from the Northern United States northward. 



54. Cinnamon Teal. — Querquedula cyanoptera. 



Head, neck, and lower parts chestnut, darker on top ; wing coverts 

 pale blue ; wing patch green with white bar above ; bill black ; legs 

 and feet orange. Length, 17 in. 



Female. —Similar to female blue-winged teal, but more reddish. 

 Length, xdyi in. 



Hab. — Western America from Columbia River South to Chili, 

 Patagonia, and Falkland Islands ; East in North America to the Rocky 

 Mountains ; casual in Mississippi valley. 



55. Dusky Duck. — Anas obscura. 



Head and throat buff, streaked with dusky black on top and back 

 of neck ; remainder of plumage dusky black, paler beneath ; wing 

 patch violet, sometimes reflecting green, edged with black ; bill yellow ; 

 legs and feet orange red. Length about 22 in. 



Female. — Same as male. 



Hab. — Eastern North America from Labrador to Florida (where re- 

 placed by Florida dusky duck (a) below) ; west to Valley of Mississippi. 



/fa*.— Florida. 



{a) Florida Dusky Duck {Anas fulvigula). 

 Same as preceding, from sportsman's point of view. Same in ap- 

 pearance ; somewhat smaller. 



(b) Mottled Duck {Anas fulvigula maculosa). 

 Similar to Florida dusky. 

 Hab. — Eastern Texas, Louisiana, north to Kansas. 



