SHOVELLER. 527 
QUERQUEDULA Discors (L.) Steph. 
Wlue-winged Teal. 
Anas discors, KIRTLAND, Prelim. Rep. Ohio Geolog. Surv., 1838, 67; Ohio Geolog. Surv., 
1838, 166, 186. 
Querquedula discors, WHEATON, Ohio Agric. Rep. for 1860, 370; Reprint, 1861, 12; Food 
of Birds, etc., Ohio Agric. Rep. for 1874, 574; Reprint, 1875, 14.—LANGDON, Cat. 
Birds of Cin., 1877,17; Revised List, Journ. Cin. Soc. Nat. Hist., i, 1879, 185; Re- 
print, 19; Summer Birds, ib., iti, 1880, 228. 
Teal, KIRTLAND, Fam. Visitor, i, 1850, 72. 
Anas discors, LINNZUS, Syst. Nat., i, 1766, 205. 
Querquedula discors, STEPHENS, Shaw’s Gen. Zool., xii, 1824, 149, 
Head and neck of the male blackish-plumbeous, darkest on the crown, usually with 
purplish iridescence; a white crescent in front of the eye; under parts thickly dark- 
spotted ; wing coverts sky-blue, the greater white tipped ; speculum green, white-tipped; 
axillars and most under wing-coverts white ; scapulars striped with tawny and blue, or 
dark-green; fore-back barred; rump and tail dark, plain; crissum black; bill black, 
feet dusky yellow; female with head and neck altogether different; under parts much 
paler and obscurely spotted; but known by the wing marks. 
Habitat, North America, chiefly east of the Rocky Mountains. To the Pacific coast 
in Alaska. West Indies. Mexico. Central and South America to Eeuader. Acciden- 
tal in Europe. 
Abundant spring and fall migrant, nob common summer resident in 
Northern Ohio. Mr. Langdon mentions its breeding in Ottawa county. 
This is the first Duck to return in fall, usually making its appearance 
early in September. It frequents still waters, especially muddy and 
sravelly shallows and ponds, and spends much time sitting on muddy 
banks. A well-known and highly esteemed game bird. 
Hees similar to but lighter than those of the Green-winged Teal. 
GENUS SPATULA. Boie. 
Bill much tonger than head or foot, widening rapidly to the end where it is twice as 
wide as at the base. 
SPATULA CLYPEATA (L.) Boie. 
Shoveller. 
Anas clypeaia, KIRTLAND, Ohio Geolog. Surv., 1833, 166. 
Spatula clypeata, WHEATON, Ohio Agric. Rep. for 1860, 570; Reprint, 1861, 12; Food of 
Birds, ete., Ohio Agric. Rep. for 1874, 574; Reprint, 1875, 14—LANGDON, Cat, Birds 
of Cin., 1877, 17; Revised List, Journ. Cin. Soc. Nat. Hist., i, 1879, 185; Reprint, 19. 
Anas clypeata, LINNAUS, Syst. Nat., i, 1766, 249. 
Spatula clypeata, Born, Isis, 1822, 564. 
Bill as above with very numerous and prominent lamine. Head and neck of male, 
green; fore-breast white, belly purplish-chestnut; wing-coverts blue; speculum green 
bordered with black and white; some scapnlars blue, others green, all white-striped ; 
bili blackish; feet red. Female known by bill and wings. 
