126 ANATID^. 



Genus QUERQUEDULA, Stephens in Shaw's Gen. Zool. 

 xii. pt. 3, p. 143 (1834). 



Querqucdida, a kind of Duck mentioned by Varro and Columella; perhaps 

 from KepKovpos = a light vessel used by the Cyprians ; or from Kapxaipoi = I 

 ring (Vanigek). Prof. Skeat says the name is from an onomatopceio base, querg 

 or kark, significative of any loud noise. 



Querquedula circia. Gakganet. 



Anas Circia, Linnceus, S. N. i. p. 204 (1766). 

 Anas Querquedulaj Linnceus, S. N. i. p. 303 (1766) . 



Querquedula circiaj Macg. v. p. 55 ; Gould, v. pi. 17; Hart- 



ing, p. 63 ; Bresser, vi. p. 513. 

 Anas querquedula, Naum. xi. p. 677 ; Hewitson, p. 409 ; 



Yarr. ed. 2, iii. p. 277 ; id. ed. 3, iii. p. 278. 

 Pterocyanea circia. Gray, p. 195. 

 The Garganey, Yarr. ed. 1, iii. p. 181. 



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

 from the root of KipKos = a Hawk. See Circus, p. 92. 



The Garganey is a summer visitant, breeding sparingly 

 in the eastern counties of England. It occurs in many 

 other counties, but rarely in Scotland and very rarely in 

 Ireland. It inhabits the temperate and southern parts of the 

 Palsearctic Region, and is common in India in winter. 



Querquedula discors. Blue-wixged Teal. 



Anas discors, Linnceus, S. N. i. p. 305 (1766). 

 Anas discors. Hurting, p. 63. 



Discors = unlike, from its pecidiar wing-markings ; from dis- = apart, and 

 cor = heart. 



One was obtained on the Nith, Dumfriesshire, in January 

 1863 (Gray, 'Birds of the West of Scotland,' p. 373). 

 Common in Eastern North America, occurring as far north 

 as Alaska, and in winter in Central America and the Antilles. 

 It has been reported from France (Degland and Gerbe, Orn. 

 Eur. ii. p. 521). 



