864 BULLETIN OF THE 



Very abundant. By far the most numerous duck on the St. John's 

 River. Quite common at Jacksonville as late as April 1st. 



The Fullx, or Fuligula, affinis auct. is evidently only the smaller, darker 

 southern form of the F. marila auct. Most of the specimens collected in 

 Florida were of the so-called F. ajims type. 



160.f Aythya americana Bonaparte. Red-head. 

 Abundant in the marshes near St. Augustine, in 1831. — Audubon.* 

 I find the A. vallisneria recorded in my notes made at Jacksonville. 



I saw none, however, myself, but it was reported by sportsmen to Dot 



unfrequently occur there. 



161.1 Bucephala albeola Baird. Butter-Ball. 

 Observed in Florida by Audubon. f 



162.t Erismatura rubida Bonaparte. Ruddy Duck. 

 More or less common on the Lower St. John's. Also observed by 

 Audubon when he was on the plantation of General Hernandez, in 

 East Florida, and " in immense flocks " about a hundred miles up the 

 St. John's River, in February, 1832. J Also obtained by Mr. Maynard 

 at Dummitt's. 



163.t Lophodytes CUCUllatus Reichenbach. Hooded Merganser. 

 " Very abundant on the coast." — Boardman. " Numerous at Dum- 

 mitt's." — Maynard. Occasional on the St. John's. 



Geese are currently reported by the inhabitants to occur in winter in 

 North Florida, but I am unable to state what species. Probably Ber- 

 nicla canadensis and B. brenta, and perhaps others, are at times more 

 or less common, since they are well known to occasionally visit Cuba. 



PELECANID^J. 



164 * Pelecanus erythrorhynchus Gmelin. White Pelican. 

 " Seen in large flocks near the mouth of the St. John's all winter." — 

 Boardman. " Common on Indian River. Said to breed on an island 

 near Dummitt's, and at Jupiter Inlet." — Maynard. 



165.* Pelecanus fuscus Linne". Brown Pelican. 

 " Abundant on the coast in winter." — Boardman. 



* Birds of America, Vol. VI, p. 312. 



t Ibid., p. 370. J Riid., p, 325. 



