British Corumpra Birps. 9 
43. Blue-winged Teal. 
(Anas discors.) 
A very rare bird in this Province. A few are taken 
every season at the mouth of Fraser River. 
44, Cinnamon Teal. 
(Anas cyanoptera.) 
A rare summer visitant. Only two specimens, to my 
knowledge, have been taken in the Province—one'near 
Clinton, the other at Burnaby Lake. 
45. Green-winged Teal. 
(Anas carolinensis.) 
A very abundant duck here. Breeds in the interior of 
the Mainland. Arrives in great numbers at the mouth of 
Fraser River during the fall and early winter. One of 
our best table ducks. 
46. Gadwall. 
“Gray Duck.” (Anas strepera.) 
Rare. A few are taken every season, but I know of no 
place where it can be said they occur in any great numbers. 
47. American Widgeon. 
“ Baldpate.” (Anas americana.) 
An abundant resident. In May of this year I found it 
breeding round the lakes above Clinton. It is quite com- 
mon during the winter months on the coast. 
48. Shoveller. 
“ Broad-bill.” (Spatula clypeata.} 
An abundant summer resident of the Mainland, chiefly 
east of the Cascades. During the month of May I.found 
them in pairs on the lakes along the Cariboo Road, above 
Clinton. A rare winter visitant on the coast. 
49. Pintail. 
“Sprigtail.”. (Dafila acuta.) 
An abundant resident. Breeds in the interior of the 
Mainland. A winter resident on the coast, where, in some 
localities, especially on the Lower Fraser, it appears in 
great flocks. 
