. Hunting and fishing in Florida : including a key to the water birds known to occur in the State . Head and neck chestnut brown; a patch of green behind the eye extending to the are somewhat elongated forming a small crest: sides and back pale, marked withnarrow fine lines of black; under parts white, shading into pale brown or buff on the breast,which is also spotted with black; speculum green bordered with black and chestnut. Adult female: Has top of the head brownish margined with reddish brown: throat andside of the neck white spotted with black ; breast brownish with black
. Hunting and fishing in Florida : including a key to the water birds known to occur in the State . Head and neck chestnut brown; a patch of green behind the eye extending to the are somewhat elongated forming a small crest: sides and back pale, marked withnarrow fine lines of black; under parts white, shading into pale brown or buff on the breast,which is also spotted with black; speculum green bordered with black and chestnut. Adult female: Has top of the head brownish margined with reddish brown: throat andside of the neck white spotted with black ; breast brownish with black spots ; rest of under partswhite, sometimes showing black spots on the under tail coverts. Length, 14,50; Wing, ; Tarsus, ; Bill, This species ranges throughout North America breeding north of theUnited States, Ranges south in winter to the West Indies, the Gulf ofMexico and Central America ; common in Florida in winter. The eggs arepale brownish white and usually number from seven to male whistles sharp and low, and the female quacks. KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF Subgenus QUERQUEDULA Stephens. ANAS DISCORS Linn. Blue=winged Teal. Adult male: Head gray with purplish gloss, darkest ontop : a white patch resembring a crescent in front of the eye; wing coverts and some of the scapulars pale grayishblue forming a grayish blue patch on the wing ; speculumrich green ; under parts purplish gray spotted on the breastwith black ; the flanks are narrowly barred with black. Thebill is black, the feet yellow. Adult female: Showing a blue patch on wing, whichdistinguishes it from other Teals, except the female of Anastyanoptera, but the color of the head will always distinguishit from that species. Length, 16 ; Wing, : Tarsus, ; Bill, Ranges throughout Eastern North AmericaiM-eeding chiefly north of the United winter it is common in Florida and itsrange extends to the West Indies and North-ern South America. The eggs are pale buffusu
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