RIVKH DUCKS 



(141) Qtierquedula cyanoptera 



(Vkll.) (Gr., blue, wing). 



CINNAMON TEAL. Ad. c? — 

 As shown. Ad. 9 — Very similar to 

 that of the last species and not easily 

 identified. Bill larger. More rusty 

 below; throat rather buff}- and more 

 or less encroached upon by the streaks 

 and spots of the under parts, while 

 that of the Blue-wing is usually 

 immaculate white. L., 16.50; W., 

 7.75; T., 3.50; B., 1.70. xVe.rf — On 

 the ground near water; cotnpactly 

 woven of grass and lined with 

 feathers; eight to thirteen eggs, buffy- 

 white, 1. 8s x 1.35. 



Range — North and South Amer- 

 ica. Breeds from western Kan. and 

 B. C. southward. Casual in JIan., 

 Minn., Wis., Ohio, la., N. Y., Fla., etc. 



■with larger ducks, and renders them more difficult to hit. 

 The fact that they also, hke the Gre^n-'inngs, double and 

 twist in their flight when alarmed does not make them easy 

 marks for gunners, and it is not surprising that they should 

 often estimate their speed at more than double. 



They are quieter than Green-wings, although the ducks 

 quack weakly and the drakes sometimes utter whistled 

 "peeps," repeated five or six times. Their feeding and 

 nesting habits are practically the same as those of Green- 

 winged Teal, but the eggs are a little lighter in color. 



CINNAMON TEAL are a handsome species, common 

 in western United States, but of rather rare occurrence east 

 to the Mississippi Valley, and still less frequently in Florida. 

 Like the other teal, they are quick in all their actions; they 

 spring clear out of water and speed swiftly awaj' when 

 startled. They build more substantial nests than most 

 ducks, twisting rushes firmly together and lining the hollow 

 with down. 



SHOVELLERS.^ or, as they are otherwise called, Spoon- 



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