BIRDS OP NOVA SCOTIA. 105 



Mallard Buck, (A. boschas.)— Rare. 



Dusky Buck, (A. obscura.) — Abundant: breeds; resident. 



Gadwall, (A. strepera.) — In winter: rare. 



Pin-tail Buck, (A. acuta.) — In winter: common; breeds north. 



American Wigeon, (A. Americana.) — Not common: winter. 



Summer Buck, (A. sponsa.) — Arrives about middle of March: breeds; 

 rare. 



American Green-winged Teal, (A. Carolinensis.) — Common: leaves about 

 middle of October. 



European Green-winged Teal, (A. crecca.) — One killed here in September, 

 1854. 



Blue-winged Teal, (A. discors.) — Not common; here in September: breeds 

 north. 



* Shoveler Buck, (A. clypeata.) — Very rare: breeds north. 



Scaup Buck, (Fuligula marila.) — Autumn and spring: not common. 



Ring-necked Buck, (F. rufitorques.) — Rare: breeds on lakes inland. 



Ruddy Buck, (F. rubida.) — Very rare. 

 ° Pied Buck, (F. Labradora.) — Occasional. 



Velvet Scoter, (F. fusca.) — Common; goes north to breed: here in winter. 



Surf Scoter, (F. perspicillata.) — Not very common: breeds north as well 

 as inland. 



American Scoter, (F. Americana.) — Abundant: breeds north. 



Eider Buck, (F. mollissima.) — Abundant in winter: breeds north. 



Golden-eye Buck, (F. clangula.) — Abundant in winter. 



Buffel-headed Buck, (F. albeola.) — Common: breeds north. 



Long-tailed Buck, (F. glacialis.) — Abundant in winter. 



Harlequin Buck, (F. histrionica.) — Common in winter. 

 ° King-Eider Buck, (F. spectabilis.) — Has been seen here: very rare. 



Goosander, (Mergus merganser.) — Common; resident: breeds on the lakes. 



Red-breasted Merganser, (M. serrator.) — Common; resident: breeds on the 

 lakes. 



Hooded Merganser, (M. cucullatus.) — Very rare. 



Common Gannet, (Sula bassana.) — Common off the coast. 



Common Tern, (Sterna hirundo.) — Abundant: breeds here. 



Bonaparte's Gull, (Larus Bonapartii.) — Not uncommon in autumn. 



Black-headed Gull, (L. atricilla.) — Rather rare. 



Kittiwake Gull, (L. tridactylus.) — Very common. 



• Common American Gull, (L. zonorhynchus.) 

 Herring Gull, (L. argentatus.) — Common. 



Black-backed Gull, (L. marinus.) — Common: breeds in Labrador. 

 Mother Cary's Chicken, (Thalassidroma pelagica.) — Common off the coast. 

 Least Petrel, (T. Wilsonii.) 



