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Pacific from British Columbia to Lower California, and on the 

 Atlantic from Nova Scotia to South Carolina, also on the Great 

 Lakes and irregularly throughout the United States south to the 

 Gulf Coast. 



In Missouri a rather rare winter visitant on the Missouri and 

 Mississippi Rivers. A male in the Hurter collection was taken 

 near St. Louis, October 18, 1883, and two in immature plumage, 

 November 24, 1877. A female taken near Kansas City is in the 

 Public Museum of that city. Mr. W. E. Praeger has one in his 

 collection taken October 26, 1895, on the Des Moines River near 

 Keokuk. In southeastern Nebraska specimens were secured 

 October 14, 1899, and December 8, 1900. 



166. OiDEMiA PERSPiciLLATA (Linn.). Surf Scoter. 



Anas perspiciUata. Fulirjula per^picillaLa. relioiietla perspiciVafa. 

 PelioneAta troiobridgii. Surf Duck. Sea Coot. Surf Coot. Gray- 

 Coots (young and females). Spectacled Coot. Skunkhead. 



Geog. Dist. — North America; breeding from Newfoundland 

 and Labrador (Greenland?) along the Arctic coast to Alaska. 

 In winter along the Pacific Coast from the Aleutians to Lower 

 California; on the Atlantic Coast from Maine to Florida, chiefly 

 from Massachusetts to North Carolina ; in the interior thi'oughout 

 the United States irregularly as far south as Louisiana. 



In Missouri a rare winter visitant. An immature specimen 

 taken near St. Louis, May 3, 1876, is in the Hurter collection, 

 Mr. Wm. E. Praeger has specimens taken near Keokuk, October 

 19, 1895, and October 22, 1896. A young male was secured 

 October 29, 1887, at Lawi'ence, Kan., and one, also a male, at 

 Lincoln, Neb., October 7, 1896. 



167. Erismatura jamaicensis (Gmel.). Ruddy Duck. 



Anas rubidus. Erismatura rubida. Fidigula rubida. Anas jamaicensis. 

 Spine-tailed Duck. Bristle-tail. Fool Duck. 



Geog. Dist. — From northern South America thi'ough the 

 Greater Antilles and Central America to the Great Slave 

 Lake. Breeds locally throughout its range, but mainly in the 

 reedy lakes of Manitoba, Assiniboia and Alberta. In winter 

 to California, South Atlantic and Gulf States and southward. 



In Missouri the Ruddy Duck is a fairly common, but generally 

 distributed, transient visitant. In spring it is with us from the 

 latter part of February (February 26, 1884, St. Louis) to the end 

 of April (April 25, 1881, a fine male in the Hurter collection) 



