THE AMERICAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL. 

 Nettion carolinense (J. F. Gmelin). 

 Plate 47. 



This species has thrice occurred in Great Britain, the first obtained in Hurst- 

 bourne Park, Hampshire, about 1840, the next near Scarborough, Yorkshire, in 

 November 1851, and the last on Kingsbridge estuary, Devonshire, on November 23, 

 1879. It is the representative of our European bird in America, and in summer 

 is common in Canada and the United States, migrating in winter to the more 

 southern parts of the New World. 



The adult male is easily distinguished from the Common Teal by the white 

 crescentic band on both sides of the breast, and by the absence of the white on 

 the scapulars ; the huffish lines on the head are also much less distinct, and the 

 vermiculations on the flanks are finer. It requires an expert to distinguish the 

 females of the two species, so closely do they resemble each other, whilst their 

 nidification and habits in general are also alike. 



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