. American game birds . andcome readily to decoys, settling among themwith the greatest confidence. They walkvery gracefully and easily, and swim swiftlyand with much buoyancy, usually keepingclose together, the same as Green-wings do. Their nests are on the ground, in patchesor tussocks of grass in meadows, or along theborders of streams, ponds or swamps. Theyare made of grass and weeds, thickly lined with feathers and down; six totwelve greenish-buff eggs constitute the full setting. CINNAMON TEAL (Querquedula cyanoptera) are abundant on thePacific coast, not uncommon in states west of the M
. American game birds . andcome readily to decoys, settling among themwith the greatest confidence. They walkvery gracefully and easily, and swim swiftlyand with much buoyancy, usually keepingclose together, the same as Green-wings do. Their nests are on the ground, in patchesor tussocks of grass in meadows, or along theborders of streams, ponds or swamps. Theyare made of grass and weeds, thickly lined with feathers and down; six totwelve greenish-buff eggs constitute the full setting. CINNAMON TEAL (Querquedula cyanoptera) are abundant on thePacific coast, not uncommon in states west of the Mississippi and of casualoccurrence in eastern states. They are found even more abundantly andmore widely distributed in South America. Like the other teal, they preferfresh-water marshes and ponds and are seldom found on open salt all very active ducks, they run about meadows and catch a great manygrasshoppers. This diet, together with the grain and tender plants theydevour, makes their flesh very BLUE-WINGED TEAL ( (5 , ? ).CINNAMON TEAL ( (J , ¥ )
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