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northern area extends from British Columbia to western Kansas and 
south to northern Mexico, the southern area from central Peru to the 
Straits of Magellan and the Falkland Islands. The winter range of 
the northern birds extends but little further south to southern Mexico, 
that of the southern birds north, perhaps to Columbia. 
In Colorado the Cinnamon Teal is a fairly common summer resident 
from the plains to quite high in the mountains. A considerable number 
also pass through the State to their breeding-grounds further north. 
They arrive rather late for Ducks, about the middle of April—Colorado 
Springs April 9th, Loveland April 13th, Lay April 20th (Cooke), and 
return late in September. They have been noticed breeding on the 
southern divide of North Park (Coues), at San Luis Lakes (Henshaw), 
in the mountains of La Plata co. (Morrison), on, the mountain lakes 
near Coventry (Warren), and in the plains near Loveland (W. G. Smith), 
and at Barr, where it is common but less so than the Blue-wing 
(Hersey & Rockwell). 
Habits.—The haunts and habits of the Cinnamon 
are very similar to those of the Blue-wing. W. G. Smith 
gives a good account of the nesting-habits ; according 
to him a dry spot is usually chosen about a hundred 
yards from the water, shaded by a bunch of grass ; here 
a deep hole is made, lined with grass, and down from 
the breast. The eggs, nine or ten in number, are 
creamy-white and measure 2°0 x 1:35. The female, 
while laying, covers over the eggs with down, on leaving 
the nest, so that it is very difficult to locate them. 
A clutch of eleven eggs of this species was taken by 
I. C. Hall on June 1st, near Greeley, and presented to 
the Colorado College Museum. In this case the nest 
is stated to have been placed in a slough in over six 
inches of water and to have been made of rushes. 
Genus SPATULA. 
Resembling Anas in most respects but with a large spoon-shaped 
bill exceeding the head or tarsus in length, and much wider towards the 
tip than at the base ; bill lamingz numerous and projecting ; tail short 
and pointed of fourteen feathers. 
One species only in the United States. 
