. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. Q. disci/rs. Querquedula discors. THE BLUE-WINGED TEAL. Anas discors, LiNS. S. X. cd. 12, I. 1766, 20.'> (based on Qiierq. nmcric. varicgata, Catesii. 100; Buiss. VI. 452. — Qufrq. nmcric. fuscn, Catesd. 99. — Qiicrq. virgininmi, Biuss. VI. 455).— Wn,s. Am. Oiii. VIII. 1814, 74, pi. "„'. 4. — Aud. Oni. Biog. IV. 1838, 111, pi. 313 ; Synop. 1839, 282 ; H. Am. VI. 1843, 2S7, pi. 393. Jnas {llosclws) iliscrs, S\v. & IMcn. F. B. A. II. 1S31, 444. — Xutt. Man. II. 1834, 397. Querquedula disc
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. Q. disci/rs. Querquedula discors. THE BLUE-WINGED TEAL. Anas discors, LiNS. S. X. cd. 12, I. 1766, 20.'> (based on Qiierq. nmcric. varicgata, Catesii. 100; Buiss. VI. 452. — Qufrq. nmcric. fuscn, Catesd. 99. — Qiicrq. virgininmi, Biuss. VI. 455).— Wn,s. Am. Oiii. VIII. 1814, 74, pi. "„'. 4. — Aud. Oni. Biog. IV. 1838, 111, pi. 313 ; Synop. 1839, 282 ; H. Am. VI. 1843, 2S7, pi. 393. Jnas {llosclws) iliscrs, S\v. & IMcn. F. B. A. II. 1S31, 444. — Xutt. Man. II. 1834, 397. Querquedula discors, ', .'^ha\v'3 C!on. Zool. XII. ii. 1824, 149. — Baiud. B. N. Am. 1858, 779 ; Cat. N. Am. B. 1859, no. 581. —Cons, Key, 1872, 287 ; Clicck List, 1873, no. 496 ; 2d od. 1882, no. 710 ; Birds N. W. 1874, 560. — Kincw. Xom. X. Am. B. 1881, no. 609. Sarcclli- nuUc dc Caijcnnc, dile Ic Soiicrourou, BuFi". PI. Knl. 966 ((J ad.). Had. North America in general, but chiefly the Eastern Province ; i;,)Vth to Alaska, south to Ecuador, and tlirouj,diout West Indies. Accidental in Euro])e. Sp. Char. Adnlt mah: Head and neck dull plumbeous, slightly glossed with lavender-i>urplc on the side of the occiput and nape, and marked in frmit of the eyes by a large, somewhat crescentic, patch if white, entirely across the anterior portion of the head ; jjilcum, chin, and feathers bordering the white patclies, blackish ; h)Wer parts pah- reddish, thickly spotted with black, thecrissum uniform black. Back luid anterior scapulars dusky, marked with con- centric or U-shaju-d l)ai-s of ])ale reddish bulT ; lesser wing-coverts and outer webs of some of the longer scapulars pale blue ; middle coverts white for the exposed portion, forming i\ bar across the wing ; speculum bronzy green, dusky terminally, with a very narrow white tip ; tertials black, with a central stripe of buff; a white patch at the base of the tail on each side ; axillurs imumculate pure
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