. A history of British birds . ANSERES. TEAL. 387 QUERQUEDULA CRECCA (Linn8BUS*). THE TEAL. Anas crecca. QuERQCEDULA, Stephensf.—Bill about as long as the head, the edges nearlyparallel ; the extremities of the lamella exposed along the projecting edge ofthe upper mandible ; nostrils small and oblong. Wings rather long, pointed,the first and second quill-feathers sub-equal and longer than the rest ; scapularsand inner secondaries elongated and pointed. Tail of sixteen feathers, shortand rounded. Legs short ; tarsus compressed, anteriorly scutellate ; hind toevery small ; outer toe m
. A history of British birds . ANSERES. TEAL. 387 QUERQUEDULA CRECCA (Linn8BUS*). THE TEAL. Anas crecca. QuERQCEDULA, Stephensf.—Bill about as long as the head, the edges nearlyparallel ; the extremities of the lamella exposed along the projecting edge ofthe upper mandible ; nostrils small and oblong. Wings rather long, pointed,the first and second quill-feathers sub-equal and longer than the rest ; scapularsand inner secondaries elongated and pointed. Tail of sixteen feathers, shortand rounded. Legs short ; tarsus compressed, anteriorly scutellate ; hind toevery small ; outer toe much shorter than the third ; centre toe rather long ;interdigital membrane emarginate ; claws small, somewhat curved. This prettily marked species, the smallest of our Ducks,but one of the best as an article of food, is principally * A7ias Crecca, LinnsBus, Syst. Nat. Ed. 12, i. p. 204 (1766).t Shaws Gen. Zool. xii. pt. ii. p. 142 (1824). 388 ANATID/E. known as an early and constant winter visitor, making itsappearance in September, and remaining with us
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