green-winged teal
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of green-winged teal
First recorded in 1630–40
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
In every slough where mallards, blue- and green-winged teal, widgeons, black duck and pintails settle down to rest in autumn, gunners wait concealed in the sedges.
From Birds Every Child Should Know by Blanchan, Neltje
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