green-winged teal

American  

[green-wingd] / ˈgrinˌwɪŋd /

noun

1. a small freshwater duck, Anas crecca, of Eurasia and North America, having an iridescent green speculum in the wing.

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Etymology

Origin of green-winged teal

First recorded in 1630–40

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green-winged teal

The blue and green-winged teal had already begun to fly; canvasbacks, mallards, widgeons, pintails, shovelers and redheads would follow soon, before and with the frost.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, a few weeks behind schedule, the mallards, redheads and green-winged teal began to go.

From Time Magazine Archive

In fact, a brace of green-winged teal with a pressing engagement at the next pond makes about as pretty a target as the sportsman often fires at.

From Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast by Payne, Harry Thom

The green-winged teal, like the widgeon, feeds a great deal on the plains and in the fields.

From Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast by Payne, Harry Thom

Just about this time, in the clear blue overhead, a green-winged teal was beating his way above the treetops, making for the stream with the fear of death at his heart.

From Hoof and Claw by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir