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QTJERQUEDULA. 



312. Querquedula circia. The Gaeganey or Blue-winged Teal. 



Circia, the ancient name, though not used by any classical author ; probably from the root 

 of icipKos=the Hawk. 



Chaitwa, N. W.P.; Ghangroib, Bengal; Sitch-dum, Cabul; Karak-aurdak, Yarkand. 



^16"; 10 oz. to 1 lb. ? 15"; 9 to 15 oz. Legs dusky. Bill blackish. 

 Crown and nape brownish black. White streak over eye. Neck and throat 

 rufous, streaked white. Chin black. Scapulars lanceolate, with broad white 

 shaft stripes. Speculum greyish green, with white bar above and below. — Female 

 dusky, edged whitish. Wing-coverts ash-grey. Palsearctic region, wintering in 

 N. Africa, Palestine, India, Ceylon, Burma, China, Japan, Philippines, Borneo, 

 Java, and Celebes. Four to thirteen eggs (1-87 x 1'37), creamy white. (J. 965. 

 B. 1601.) 



312. Querquedula circia. 



Also Q. discors. 16". Legs yellow. Bill black. Upper wing-coverts bright smalt-blue. 

 A large erescentio white band extending from the forehead to sides of throat. Back dusky,, 

 with U-shaped bars of buff. N. and C. America. 



Q. cyanoptera. 18". Legs yellow. Bill black. Similar to Q. discors, but no erescentio 

 band between the eyes and bill. Head, neck, and breast bright chestnut. W. America. 



Q. versicolor. 16i". Legs green. Bill black, with orange patch on each side at base of 

 upper mandible. Upper wing-coverts lead colour. Rump and upper tail-coverts with narrow 

 white bars. Mantle black, edged yellow. Breast buff. Abdomen white, with black spots and 

 bars. S. America. 



Q. puna. 19i". Legs lead colour. Bill light blue, ridge black. Like Q. versicolor, but 

 rump uniform brown, with no white bars. Peru, Bolivia, and N. Chili. 



