. Handbuch der Vögel der westlichen Vereinigten Staaten einschließlich der großen Ebenen, des großen Beckens, des pazifischen Abhangs und des unteren Rio Grande Tals. Ale: Rückseite, Seiten und breastddusky, scalloped und fleckig mit Buff; Kehle und Bauch weißlich; Unterseite des Flügels schräg; Flügel mit Speculum wie im Männchen. Junges Männchen: ^^ ^ Bauch weiß. Länge: 12.50-15.00, Flügel 6.25-7.40, Bill 1.40-1.60. Verteilung. - ganz Nordamerika, Zucht in Colorado, Oregon, und Kalifornien, aber vor allem nördlich der Vereinigten Staaten; im Winter südlich zu.Honduras und Kuba. Verschachteln. - in einem Büschel von Gras, oder auf trockenem Boden unter Weiden, aus Gras und

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. Handbook of birds of the western United States including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . ale: back, sides, and breastdusky, scalloped and mottled withbuff; throat and belly whitish ;base of wing slaty; wing with speculum as in male. Young male: ^^ ^ belly white. Length: 12.50-15.00, wing 6.25-7.40, bill 1.40-1.60. Distribution. — Whole of North America, breeding in Colorado, Oregon, and California, but mainly north of the United States ; in winter south to.Honduras and Cuba. Nest. — In a tuft of grass, or on dry ground among willows, made ofgrass and lined with down. Eggs: usually 9 to 12, sometimes 16 to 18, pale buff. The green-winged teal, like most of its near relatives, is far morea duck of the marshes, grass-fringed ponds, meadow creeks, andirrigation ditches than of the clear lakes and streams. Like themallard, and often in its company, the teal are fond of feeding inshallow water where, by standing on their heads, — with tails andsometimes feet sticking up out of the water, — they can reach thebottom to grub up the tender roots and water plants, and sift out. 52 DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS the sunken seeds. They become excessively fat, and although thesmallest, are one of the most delicious of our ducks. Vernon Bailey. GENUS QUERQUEDULA. General Characters. —Tail feathers 14, bill of nearly uniform width ;upper and lower outlines swollen toward end ; wing with large patch oflight blue, speculum green in males. KEY TO ADULT MALES. 1. Lower parts clear bright cinnamon ..... cyanoptera, p. 52.1. Lower parts thickly spotted with dusky on vinaceous . discors, p. 52. KEY TO FEMALES. 1. Under parts mottled dusky and dark buff . . cyanoptera, p. 52.1. Under parts mottled dusky and gray discors, p. 52. 140. Querquedula discors (Linn.). Blue-winged Teal. Adult male. — Sides of head slaty gray, with purple gloss ; white crescentin front of eye bordered by black ; underparts vinaceous, finely spotted withdusky ; back s

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