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56. Green-winged Teal. — Nettion carolinensis. 



Head and neck chestnut, broad green band from eye to nape, ter- 

 minating in black tuft ; chin black ; back and sides waved with white 

 and black narrow lines; lower back brownish gray ; broad white bar in 

 front of wing ; Wing patch green bordered below by black bar tipped 

 with white ; breast red spotted with black ; belly white ; bill black ; 

 legs and feet gray. Length, i^yi in. 



Female. — Chin and throat buff ; wing same as male ; upper parts 

 dusky ; breast dark buff and spotted ; bill black ; legs and feet gray. 

 Length, i\Yi. in. 



Hab. — North America, breeding chiefly north of the United States 

 and migrating south to Honduras and Cuba. 



(a) The European Teal (anas crecca). 

 An occasional visitor to our shores, is very similar to the American 

 green-winged teal. 



57. Wood Duck. — ^x sponsa. 



Head dark green, reflecting purple and blue, with long crest ; 

 white line over eye to end of crest ; b-oader white line below the eye, 

 continued along lower edge of crest ; breast chestnut marked with 

 arrow-shaped white marks ; throat white ; back dark brown glossed 

 with bronze green ; wing coverts steel blue ; lower breast and abdo- 

 men white ; tail black ; bill red ; legs and feet yellow. Length, 18 in. 



Female. — Head gray ; space about eya and throat white ; back, 

 rump, and upper tail coverts bronze ; bill red ; legs and feet yellow. 

 Length, 18 in. 



/faiJ.— Temperate North America ; breeding throughout its range. 



58. Mallard. — Anas boschas. 



Similar to green-headed duck of barn-yards. Head and neck green, 

 white collar ; back brown with narrow waved lines of lighter brown ; 

 wings slate brown ; speculum or wing patch purple, crossed at each 

 end with black bar succeeded by white bar ; breast chestnut ; under 

 parts silvery gray with waved lines of black ; tail coverts black ; tail 

 white ; bill greenish yellow ; legs and feet orange red. Length about 

 22 in. 



Female. — Dusky brown with buff markings ; wing patch purple. 

 Size, bill, feet, and legs same as male. 



Hab. — Northern portions both hemispheres ; breeds throughout its 

 range. 



