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a few times to the west coast of Greenland, from Nanortalik to I Hsco 
Bay, and was once taken in May on the east coasi ni Nanusek. The 
species is accidental in Great Britain, the Bermudas, and Hawaii. 
Winter range. South of the United States it is common in Mexico, 
:it Least as far as Jalapa, the City <>t* Mexico. Michoacan, ;uxl Jalisco; 
common also in the Bahamas, and rare in Cuba, Jamaica, and Hon- 
duras. It has been recorded on the islands of ( arriacou, ( rrenada, and 
Tobago, of the Lesser Antilles. 
It is one of the most abundant ducks throughout the southwestern 
United States during winter. It is a hardy duck, and in general 
remains as far north a> it can find open fresh water. Thus it winters 
in western Montana (Great Palls), central Utah, southern Nebraska. 
southern Iowa, central Illinois, central Indiana (rarely Lake Michigan), 
western New York", and Rhode Island. It is accidental in Massachu- 
setts in winter, and one was found at Halifax. Nova Scotia. January 
14, 1890. The principal winter home in the Mississippi Valley lies 
south of 37 latitude. 
Spring migration. — The green-winged teal is one of the early mi- 
grating 'river ducks,' but not quite so early, by about five days, as 
the mallard. Along the Atlantic slope it passes north of its winter 
home in early March, and the average date of its arrival in southern 
Pennsylvania is March 16; southern Connecticut. April 6; Montreal, 
Canada, April 27. Prince Edward Island, April 26. 
The average date of the first arrivals in central Missouri is February 
26; central Illinois. March 7; English Lake, Ind.. March 15; Keokuk, 
Iowa (average for twelve years), March 3; central Iowa (fourteen 
years), March 11; Heron Lake, Minn, (six years), March 24 (earliest 
March 6, 1887). In its migration along the eastern border of the 
Plains the green-winged teal i> noted at Onaga. Kans., March 8; north- 
ern Nebraska. March 12: central South Dakota, March 2<>: northern 
North Dakota, April 6; Aweme, Manitoba. April 16, and southern 
Saskatchewan. April 1!*. These dates indicate the rather slow rate of 
only 18 miles a day. The average of live years' records of arrival at 
Terry. Mont., is March 23, a date about ten days earlier than that 
at which the species appears in the same latitude in Minnesota. Its 
winter home on the Pacific coast extends L,500 miles farther north 
than on t In 1 Atlantic, and hence it Is no1 surprising that the bird has 
been seen on the middle Yukon by May 3 and at the mouth of the 
Yukon by May L0. 
South of the breeding range the last green-winged teal was Been at 
Raleigh. N. C, April L3, L900; Hester, La.. April 6, L902; northern 
Texas, April 16, 188*>. The average date of disappearance for eight 
years at Keokuk. Iowa, is April 7. latest, April 30, 1892. 
Eggs were taken at Nulato, Alaska, latitude 65 , Mav 20, and no 
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earlier date seems to be recorded for the regions to the south. Eggs. 
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