. North American birds eggs . [Creamy wbitL [138.] European Green-winged Teal. Ncftion rrcrca. An old world species that is casually found on both coasts of Green-winged Teal. Nettion carolincnsis. Range.—Whole of North America,breeding chiefly north of the UnitedStates. A small, handsome species, the male of which can readily be identified by the reddish brown head and neck, with the large green patch behind each ear ; length fourteen inches. Green-winged Teals are our smallest representative of the Duck family. They are eagerly sought by sportsmen, both because of their beauty a
. North American birds eggs . [Creamy wbitL [138.] European Green-winged Teal. Ncftion rrcrca. An old world species that is casually found on both coasts of Green-winged Teal. Nettion carolincnsis. Range.—Whole of North America,breeding chiefly north of the UnitedStates. A small, handsome species, the male of which can readily be identified by the reddish brown head and neck, with the large green patch behind each ear ; length fourteen inches. Green-winged Teals are our smallest representative of the Duck family. They are eagerly sought by sportsmen, both because of their beauty and the excellence of their flesh. They (ji|,ff ] are among the most common of Ducks in the interior, where they nest generally in tufts of grass along ponds, lakes or brooks. Nest of grass and weeds, lined with down from the bird. Eggs buffy, four to ten in number. Size x 140. Blue-winged Teal. QucrquaJulo (IhcorK. Range.—North America, breeding from northern United States northward;rare on the Pacific coast. Anpther small species, known by the blue wing coverts and the white crescentin front of eye. They nest in the same localities with the preceding species,placing their nest of grass and weeds on the ground in meadows near buffy white. Six to twelve in number. Size )0 x North American Birds Eggs. 73 141. Cinnamon Teal. Querqucdula cyanopiera. Rcicky Mountains.:iy the uniform rich Range.—Western United States, chieHy west of tlieCasually east to Texas, Illinois anti British Columljia. The Cinnamon Teal is another small Duck, marked 1chestnut plumage and light blue wing coverts. The speculum is green. Thenesting habits are the same as those of the other Teals, the nests being placed onthe grounil in marshes or fields near water. Their nests are closely woven ofgrass and weeds and lined with down and feathers from the breast of
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