AVES. 31 



ANSERES. 



ANATIDAE. 



R. I. — Common migranl and winter resident coastwist ; a few 

 non-breeding birds summer offshore. Oct. 29 May l'.t (summer). 



Conn. — Common migrant and winter resident, mainly coast- 

 wise. Fall -April 14. 



59. LoPHODYTES CUCULLATl S (Linne) Reichenbach. 



Hooded Merganser; Hairy-crown; Hairy -head; Hooded shell- 

 drake; Sawbill diver; Water pheasant. 



Mergus cucuUatus Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 129. 

 "America." Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1843, vol. (i, p. 402, pi. 

 413. Egg, Capen, 188G, pi. 21, fig. 7. 



Fresh water mainly; nests in hollow trees. 



Me. — Rare migrant and summer resident. Mar. 31-May; sum- 

 mer; Sept.-late Nov. 



X. H. — Rare migrant and summer resident (Lake Umbagog). 

 Mar.-Nov. 



Vt. — Rare summer resident. Mar. 27-Sept. 



Mass. — Uncommon migrant. Mar. 18-April 18; (Aug. 11, 

 Cambridge) Oct. 7-Xov. 30 (Dee. 22). 



R. I. — Uncommon migrant and rare winter resident. Oct.- 

 Mav. 



CONN. — Uncommon migrant and rare winter resident. Nbv.- 

 Mar. 6. 



00. Anas platyehynchos Linne. 



Mallard; Greenhead; Wild mallard. 



Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 125. "in Europae 

 makitimis." 



Anas boschas Linne. Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1843, vol. 6, 

 p. 230, pi. 385. 



Rivers, ponds, and in migrations, seacoasts; nests in marshes. 



