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136. Anas penelope Linn. [606.] Widgeon. 



An inhabitant of the northern parts of the Old World ; accidental 

 in eastern North America; frequent in Alaska. Has occurred in Wis- 

 consin (Kn in lien), and Illinois (Nelson). 



137. Anas americana Gmel. [607.] Baldpate. 



The Baldpate ranges over the whole of North America. In winter 

 it is common in the Gulf States and lower part of the Mississippi Val- 

 ley. It breeds chiefly in the North, but is known to breed in Manitoba, 

 Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska. Kansas, Illinois, and Texas. Its move- 

 ments in migration resemble those of the Gad wall. In the fall of 1884 

 it was first seen at Emporia, Kans., October 12. 



In the spring of 1885 it reached Emporia, Kans., March 21; Des 

 Moines, Iowa, March 23 ; Heron Lake, Minn., March 26; Emmetsburgh, 

 Iowa, April 1, and Menoken, Dak., April 5. In the fall of 1885 it was 

 last seen at Heron Lake, Minn., November 13. The first fall migrant 

 appeared at Saint Louis, Mo., October 16. 



139. Anas carolinensis Gmelin. [612.] Green-winged Teal. 



Breeds in Manitoba and along our northern border, and winters in 

 the Southern States and southward. Like the Mallard, this is a hardy 

 Duck, and remains in winter just as far north as open water extends, 

 which is usually to southern Kansas and southern Illinois. In the win- 

 ter of 18S3-'84 it probably did not stay much north of Caddo, Ind. Ter., 

 southern Missouri, and northern Mississippi, but moved northward the 

 last of January. At Moss Point, Miss., it arrived from October 15 to 

 October 31 and was abundant; it then passed south to return in bulk 

 during April. In 1884 the real movement began in early March, and 

 by the 8th it had advanced to Manhattan, Kans., aud Danville, 111., 

 and also to Vermillion, Dak. March 22 found it at Huron, Dak.; March 

 24 at Heron Lake, Minn., and the bulk arrived at Two Rivers, Mani- 

 toba, April 17. In the fall of 1884 the bulk arrived at Des Moines, Iowa, 

 October 25, and the last left there November 17. In 1883 the first 

 reached San Angelo, Tex., September 20. 



In the spring of 1885 the record of its northward migration was too 

 irregular to be of much value. The following notes will give the gen- 

 eral outline of its movements in the West : It was recorded from Em- 

 poria, Kans., March 13; Des Moines, Iowa, March 18; Heron Lake, 

 Minn., March 26 ; Huron, Dak. (both observers) and Menoken, Dak., 

 April 7 ; Shell River, Manitoba, May 2. It was seen in pairs at Fern- 

 wood, 111., May 2, and probably was nesting there. In the fall of 1S85 

 the first was seen at Bonham, Tex., October 4; at San Angelo, Tex., 

 September 20 ; at Des Moines, Iowa, September 10, and at Saint Louis, 

 Mo., September 22. The last at Heron Lake, Minn., was seen Novem- 

 ber 13. None were seen at Des Moines, Iowa, after November 4. 



140. Anas discors Linn. [609.] Blue-winged Teal. 



Breeds in Manitoba and the northern part of the Mississippi Valley, 

 and winters from the Southern States southward. At Moss Point, Miss., 



