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European Teal (Nettion crecca). — One, April, 1885 (Spec. U. S. Nat. 

 Mus.). 



Shoveler (Spatula clypeata). — October 28, 1887 (B. Greenwood); Septem- 

 ber 21, 1894 (Richmond MS.); October 3, 1901 (B. Greenwood) ; October 

 4, 1905 (B. Greenwood); one, September 17, 1911 (W. L. McAtee); one, 

 October 25, 1916 (V. Bailey)— one, October 26, 1916 (F. Harper); three.. 

 March 24, 1918 (L. Griscom). 



Bufflehead (Charitonetta albeola). — Winter 1841-42 (Bull. Nat. Inst.); 

 January 29 and April 1 and 10, 1859 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); April 3, 

 1876 (W. Palmer); December 2, 1916 (L. D. Miner); December 23, 1916 

 (J. P. Young) ; January 20, 1917 (L. D. Miner) and April 15, 1917 (A. Wet- 

 more); December 26, 1917 (Miner and Moore); March 16, 1918 (L. D. 

 Miner); March 21, 1920 (J. Kittredge, Jr.); December 29, 1920 (E. A. 

 Preble); November 8, year unrecorded (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.). 



Old-squaw (Clangula hyemalis). — November, 1842 (Auk, XXXV, 1918, 

 p. 85); April, 1856 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); April 15, 1881 (C. W. Rich- 

 mond); November 20, 1884 (H. W. Henshaw) ; April 3, 1889 (Richmond 

 MS.) ; October 20, 1889 (W. Palmer) ; April 20, 1896 (Richmond MS.) ; 

 November 6, 1915 (F. M. Weston, Jr.); April 21, 1917 (F. Harper). 



American Eider (Somateria mollissima dresseri). — One specimen in the 

 collection of the Maryland Academy of Sciences (Kirkwood, Birds of 

 Maryland). 



American Scoter {Oidemia americana) . — December, 1842 (S. F. Baird). 



White- WINGED Scoter [Melanitta deglandi deglandi). — December, 1842 

 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); November, 1880 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); 

 October 14, 1882 {fide Coues and Prentiss); April 18, 1892 (Spec. U. S. 

 Nat. Mus.); October 28, 1894 (Richmond MS.); one, November 8, 1920 

 (L. Griscom). 



Surf Scoter {Melanitta perspicillata) . — February, 1842 (Auk, XXXV, 

 1918, p. 85); December 11, 1858 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); February 19 

 and April 10, 1859 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); one, 1868 (Richmond MS.). 



White-fronted Goose {Anser albifrons albifrons). — March, 1856 (Spec. 

 U. S. Nat. Mus.). 



Brant {Branta bernicla). — January, 1844 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); Decem- 

 ber 16, 1858 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.). 



Whistling Swan {Olor columbianus) . — Earliest date of fall arrival, 16 

 years' record, October 15, 1901 (B. Greenwood); average, November 6; 

 rare in spring; January 14 and March 25, 1881 (Richmond MS.); March 

 22, 1907 (W. W. Cooke) and April 5, 1907 (J. H. Riley); March 18, 1916 

 (L. D. Miner)— March 20, 1916 (W. W. Cooke). 



Glossy Ibis {Plegadis autumnalis). — Two about 1817 {fide Audubon); one, 

 September, 1900 (J. W. Daniel, Jr.). 



Wood Ibis {Mycteria americana).— ^-T-wo, July 2, 1892 (E. M. Hasbrouck); 

 two, July 20, one, July 27, 1896 (W. Palmer). 



American Egret {Casmerodius albus egrettn). — A wanderer from the south 

 occurring nearly every year from July to September. Earliest date of 

 arrival, 9 years' record, July 8, 1894 (W. Palmer); average, July 30; 



