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to April 13th, and Frey at Salida, March 27th. It returns early in the 
fall Goss states that it is very susceptible to cold. It has been 
noticed on the Arkansas near Pueblo in May and September (Beckham), 
near Monon, May 6th (Warren 06), and in Boulder co. (Henderson) ; 
in the mountains at Crested Butte (Warren), and at Breckenridge 
(Carter) on migration ; on the western slopes in La Plata co. in spring 
(Morrison), in San Juan in the fall (Drew), at Coventry on migration 
(Warren 09), and in Mesa co., spring and fall (Rockwell). 
Habits.—The Blue-wing inhabits sloughs, shallow pools 
and reedy margins of ponds. It feeds chiefly on vegetable 
matter, roots, weeds and seeds; it is specially fond of 
rice, and its flesh is greatly esteemed. It is generally 
silent and flies in small, rather densely massed flocks, 
it also crowds together when it alights to feed, so forming 
an easy mark for the pot-hunter. 
The nest is placed on the ground among rushes bordering 
a pool or marsh, and is made up of grasses and lined 
with down. The eggs, 6 to 12 in number, are buffy to 
creamy-white, and measure 1°85 x 1:30. Felger has 
taken fresh eggs at Barr on June 26th. 
Cinnamon Teal. Querquedula cyanoptera. 
A.O.U. Checklist no 141—Colorado Records—Aiken 72, p. 210; 
Henshaw 75, p. 477; Coues 77, p. 51; Allen & Brewster 81, p. 198; 
Tresz 82, p. 245; Beckham 85, p. 144; Drew 85, p. 18; W. G. Smith 
89, p. 77; Morrison 89, p. 148; Cooke 97, pp. 18, 54, 194; 06 p. 34; 
Henderson 03, p. 234; 09, p. 225; Rockwell 08, p. 158; Warren 
09, p. 13. 
Description.—Male—Head, neck, breast and sides, rufous-brown, 
darkening on the crown and chin and middle of the abdomen; under 
tail-coverts dark brown; back brown, varied with rufous bars and 
edges ; wings like the Blue-wing, blue at base, then white, then a green 
speculum ; iris orange, bill black, feet orange, dusky on the joints and 
webs. Length 16-50; wing 7°75; tail 3-50; culmen 1-70; tarsus 1-25. 
The female is like the female Blue-wing, but is darker and more 
spotted on the breast and neck, only the upper-throat and chin being 
unspotted. A young male is like the female, but the markings below 
are more longitudinal and streak-like. 
Distribution—The Cinnamon is remarkable in having two distinct 
breeding ranges, north and south of the equator in America. The 
