304 FEATHERED GAME 
of weeds and dry grass lined with feathers. 
This generally contains in the neighborhood of 
eight eggs, of a dull, grayish green color. 
The Green-winged Teal is common all over 
eastern North America, perhaps less numerous 
beyond the Rockies and on the Pacific Coast, 
and is of casual occurrence in Europe. 
THE BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 
(Querquedula discors.) 
In habits and mode of life this species is al- 
most identical with the green-winged teal. It 
is a trifle larger and a little more southerly in 
its range. The ‘‘Blue-wing’’ is seldom seen 
west of the Rockies except as it straggles to the 
extreme northern part of its habitat. 
The drake is a showy bird. His wedding 
clothes are a credit to himself and to his tailor. 
His head is dark slatey brown with a sheen of 
purple to the feathers; the crown darkening 
with fine dusky markings. A large crescent of 
white with its points extending backward in 
front of each eye. (This is lacking in the fall 
plumage.) Lower hind neck and upper part of 
the back blackish, the back mottled with black, 
