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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



Somateria spectabilis (Linnaeus). King eider. 



Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 57. 



Nantucket, in winter, rare. H. & A. Woods 

 Hole, in winter, rare. Edwards. A female 

 specimen in Mr. Edwards's collection dated 

 January 21, 1893; a male, January 20, 1894. 



Oidemia americana Swainson. American scoter. 



Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 56. 



Bristol County, common winter visitor along 

 coast; Nantucket, common. H. & A. Woods 

 Hole, common during migrations and in the 

 winter. Edwards. Male and female speci- 

 mens in Mr. Edwards's collection dated Feb- 

 ruary 16, 1899. 



Oidemia deglandi Bonaparte. White-winged scoter 

 (commonly called "coot"). 



Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 56. 



Bristol County, abundant winter visitor along 

 coast. H. & A. Woods Hole and vicinity. 

 V. N. Edwards, L. Jones, I. A. Field. Present 

 throughout the year, being especially abundant 

 in winter, when great flocks are seen in Buz- 

 zards Bay. Not known to breed here. Ed- 

 wards. Specimens in Mr. Edwards's collec- 

 tion dated January i, 1890, January 15, 1890, 

 and January 9, 1892. 



Oidemia perspicillata (Linnaeus). Surf scoter 



Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 56. 



Nantucket, common. H. & A. Woods Hole 

 and vicinity, abundant during migrations, 

 common in winter. Edwards. One seen at 

 Quicks Hole, July 30, 1904. Jones. Speci- 

 mens in Mr. Edwards's collection dated De- 

 cember 20, 1890 (male), January 6, 1891 (both 

 sexes). 



Erismatura jamaicensis (Gmelin). Ruddy duck. 



Howe and Allen, 1901; G. M.Allen, 1909^. 46. 



Nantucket, rare; Buzzards Bay, common. H. 

 & A. Woods Hole and vicinity, common dur- 

 ing migrations. Edwards. Specimens in Mr. 

 Edwards's collection dated December i, 1890 

 (female), December 4, 1890 (male), November 

 20, 1891 (both sexes). 



Branta canadensis (Linnaeus). Canada goose. 



Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 49. 



Bristol County, common transient visitor; Nan- 

 tucket, not uncommon. H. & A. Woods Hole 

 and vicinity, common as a migrant. Edwards. 

 A male specimen in Mr. Edwards's collection 

 dated January 19, 1893. 



Branta bernicla glaucogastra (Brehm). Brant. 



Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 50 (Branta bernicla} 

 G. M. Allen, 1909, p. 50. 



Nantucket, common. H. & A. Woods Hole 

 and vicinity, formerly common as a migrant, 

 rarely wintering; recently uncommon. Ed- 

 wards. A female specimen in Mr. Edwards's 

 collection dated April 10, 1891. 



Branta nigricans (Lawrence). Black brant. 

 G. M. Allen, 1909, p. 51. 

 Ch ath am , in spring of 1 883 : " accidental v isitor . " 



Olor columbianus (Ord). Whistling swan. 



Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 47; G. M. Allen, 1909,. 



P- 5 2 

 Nantucket, i shot, March, 1878. 



Family PHALAROPODID^. 



Phalaropus fulicarius (Linnaeus). Red phalarope. 

 Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 43 (Crymophilus Juli- 



carius). 



Nantucket, common. H. & A. Penikese, July 

 21, 1901. L. Jones, I. A. Field. Present lo- 

 cally only during migrations; sometimes quite 

 common. Edwards. A male specimen in Mr. 

 Edwards's collection dated June 15, 1882. 

 Lobipes lobatus (Linnaeus). Northern phalarope. 

 Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 43 (Phalaropus lobatus). 

 Bristol County, rather uncommon transient visi- 

 tor; Nantucket, common. H. & A. Of gen- 

 eral distribution; sometimes common, occur- 

 ring on migrations and during summer. Ed- 

 wards. A male specimen in Mr. Edwards's 

 collection dated August n, 1886. 

 Steganopiis tricolor Vieillot. Wilson's phalarope. 

 Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 43. 

 Nantucket, i specimen, August, 1889. H. & A. 

 A male specimen in Mr. Edwards's collection 

 dated May 30, 1893. 



Class MAMMALIA. 



Family 



Balczna glacialis Bonnaterre. North Atlantic 



right whale, black whale. 



G. M. Allen, 1904, p. i True, 1904, p. 244 (no 

 local records). 



Balazna glacialis Continued. 

 Nantucket. Allen . Mr. Edwards wrote to Prof. 

 Baird, May i, 1886: "I hear to-day that the 

 right whales are plenty back of Nantucket and 

 that they have killed three this week and 

 towed them ashore and stripped them." 



