teal

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


the common English name given to thesmall ducks of the genus Querquedula. In Australia, thename is applied to Anas castanea, Eyton; and to the Grey Teal, A. gibberifrons, Mull. See also Goose-teal.

1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition,' p. 291:

«Brown returned with . . . four teals ( Querquedulacastanea).» [The old name.]

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