. Bird guide [microform]. Waterfowl; Birds; Gibier d'eau; Oiseaux. BLUE-WINGED TEAL. 140. Qiieniiietliiln rf/wo/s. in. Male.—Head gray, with a white crescent in front of the eye; underi)arts huffy, heavily spotted with black; wing coverts blue: speculum green. Peniiile almllar to the female Green-winged Teal, but with blue wing coverts. Teal can easily be distinguished from other ducks by their small size; the |)resent species can usually he separated from the Inst, bv the darker underparts and the longer neck and smaller head. Their flight is very raiH: It probablv appears to be more rai
. Bird guide [microform]. Waterfowl; Birds; Gibier d'eau; Oiseaux. BLUE-WINGED TEAL. 140. Qiieniiietliiln rf/wo/s. in. Male.—Head gray, with a white crescent in front of the eye; underi)arts huffy, heavily spotted with black; wing coverts blue: speculum green. Peniiile almllar to the female Green-winged Teal, but with blue wing coverts. Teal can easily be distinguished from other ducks by their small size; the |)resent species can usually he separated from the Inst, bv the darker underparts and the longer neck and smaller head. Their flight is very raiH: It probablv appears to be more rai Id than that cf other ducks because of the much smaller size of the Ttal. They usually fly in com|)act lints and when ready to alight, do so very iireclpitously. Notes.—A weak, but rapidly uttered (juucking. Nest.—Made of weeds, placed In tall grass Ing marshes or ponds. 6 to 10 buffy eggs are laid dur- ing May or June. ( x l.:!0). Range.—Breeds from Maine, Ohio and Kantas northwards; winters In the lower half of eastern rnlted Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Toronto : Musson
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