Definition of Blue-winged teal

1. Noun. American teal.

Exact synonyms: Anas Discors, Bluewing
Generic synonyms: Teal

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blue-winged Teal

blue-red
blue-ribbon(a)
blue-rinse brigade
blue-sided leaf frog
blue-sided leaf frogs
blue-skies
blue-sky thinking
blue-tongue lizard
blue-tongue lizards
blue-tongued lizard
blue-tongued skink
blue-water
blue-winged kookaburra
blue-winged teal (current term)
blue African lily
blue air
blue angel
blue ash
blue asphyxia
blue atrophy
blue beech
blue beeches
blue bellies
blue belly
blue beret
blue blood

Literary usage of Blue-winged teal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1907)
"At no time as common in Louisiana as the blue-winged teal becomes there in spring, the Green-winged Teal is present in large numbers for a greater period ..."

2. The Birds of America by John James] [Audubon (1843)
"... firm, 115, besides a tew blended with the tympanum. The muscles as usual. Bronchial half rings 28 and 34. blue-winged teal. ANAS DISCORS, Linn. ..."

3. The Review of Education (1902)
"298 blue-winged teal. 299 Yellow-headed Blackbird. 300 Black Squirrel. 302 Medicinal Plant} Quince. ; { Quartz. 301 Weasel (Ermine). 304 Lily of the Valley. ..."

4. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1902)
"Nest. — On dry ground, or in grass or reeds in marshes ; made of gra» and lined with feathers. Eggs: 8 to 1'J. pale buffy. The blue winged teal is one of ..."

5. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1887)
"... quail and prairie-chicken, November 1 to 80 (inclusive); ruffed grouse, pheasant, blue-winged teal, September 1 to December 31 ; wild duck. ..."

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