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is preceded by a sound like the drawing-in of the breath, and 
followed by a low grating note.” 
Nest. — Somewhat deep, with a lining of grass and sedge, 
placed, according to Mr. Seebohm, in the grass among the 
shrubs in dry places, generally at some distance from the 
water. 
Eggs. — From seven to ten in number, of a pale greenish-buff 
colour. Axis, 2 '05-2 '4 inches ; diam., i’4-i'5. 'I'he down is 
dark brown, tvith scarcely distinguishable whitish filaments at 
the tips, but having a very prominent central star of white. 
THE GARGANEY.S. CtENUS QUERQUEDULA. 
Querquedula, Steph. Gen. Zool. xii. part 2, p. 142 (1824). 
Type, ( 2 . querquedula (L.). 
The Garganeys, or Blue-winged Teal, differ from the true 
Teal {Nettion), with which they have generally been associated, 
in the soft membrane which fringes the terminal portion of the 
upper mandible, and the blue upper wing-coverts, in which 
respect they greatly resemble the Shoveler. 
Out of the five species recognised by Count Salvador! as 
belonging to this genus, two are exclusively South American, 
viz., Q. versicolor and Q. puna : two are North American, Q. 
discors and Q. cyanoptera, wintering in Central and South 
America; and one, Q. querquedula, is Paltearctic. 
I. THE GARGANEY. QUERQUEDULA QUERQUEDULA. 
Anas querquedula, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 203 (1766). 
Anas circia, lann. Syst. Nat. i. p. 204 (1766); Seebohm, Br. 
B. iii. p. 551 (1885); Lilford, Col. Fig. Brit. B. part 
xiii. (1890). 
Querquedula circia, Macg. Br. B. v. p. 55 (1852) ; Dresser, B. 
Eur. vi. p. 513, pi. 427 (1871) ; B. O. U. List Br. B. p. 
126 (1883); Saunders, ed. Yarr. Br. B. iv. p. 393 (i88s)i 
id. Man. Br. B. p. 423 (1889) ; Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 
xxvii. p. 293 (1895). 
Adult Male. — General colour above dark brown, the centres 
of the feathers being blackish and the edgings reddish-brown ; 
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