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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, 14^ in. 



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

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

 Length, 14^^ 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. — y£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 eye and throat white ; back, 

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

 Length, 18 in. 



Hoi). — Temperate North America ; breeding throughout its range. 



58. Mallard. — Anas boschas. 



Similar to greeti-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. 



