. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . mbia,southward. BLUE-WINGED TEAL 140. Querqucdida discors. in. Male.—Head gray, with a white crescent in fiont nfthe eye; underparts buffy, heavily spotted with bUack;wing coverts bhie; specnlum green. Female similar tothe female Green-winged Teal, but with blue wing c<)\-erts. Teal can easily be distinguished from other diuksby their small size; the present species can usually ]■separated from the last, by tlie darker underparts, tlu^longer neck and smaller head. Their flight is vci yrapid; it probably appe
. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . mbia,southward. BLUE-WINGED TEAL 140. Querqucdida discors. in. Male.—Head gray, with a white crescent in fiont nfthe eye; underparts buffy, heavily spotted with bUack;wing coverts bhie; specnlum green. Female similar tothe female Green-winged Teal, but with blue wing c<)\-erts. Teal can easily be distinguished from other diuksby their small size; the present species can usually ]■separated from the last, by tlie darker underparts, tlu^longer neck and smaller head. Their flight is vci yrapid; it probably appears to be more rapid than tlintof other ducks because of the much smaller size of tli ■Teal. They usually fly in compact lines and when readyto alight, do so very precipitously. Notes.—A weak, but rapidly uttered quacking. Nest.—Made of weeds, placed in tall grass border!n-marshes or ponds. 6 to 10 bufly eggs are laid durinL;May or June. (). Range.—Breeds from Maine, Ohio and Kansas north-ward : winters in the lower half of eastern CINNAMON TEAL
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