A.VES. 41 



ANSERES. 



ANATIDAE. 



77. Clangi laislandica (Gmelin) Bonaparte. 



Barrow's goldeneye. 

 Anas islandica Gmelin, Syst. nat., 1788, vol. 1, pt. 2, \>. 541. 



"iX IsLANDIA." 



C languid barrovii Swainson and Richardson, Fauna Boreali- 



Amer., 1831, vol. 2, p. 456, pi. 70. 



Fresh and salt water; nests in hollow trees. 



Me. — Rare winter visitor coastwise. Jan.— April. 

 X. H. — Rare winter visitor: Little Bay, Portsmouth. 

 Vt. — Erroneously recorded. 



Mass. — Rare winter visitor coastwise. Dee. 7-Feb. 22. 

 CONN. — Rare winter visitor coastwise: off Portland, Nov. 14, 

 1867. 



78. < II HtlTONETTA ALBEOLA (Linne) Stejneger. 



Bufflehead; Bumble-bee duck; Butterball; Devil diver; Dipper; 

 Hell diver; Spirit duck. 



Anasalhrola Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. I, p. 124. "Amer- 

 ica." 



Fuligula albeola (Linne). Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1843, vol. 

 6, p. 369, pi. 408. 



Fresli and sail water; nests in hollow trees. 



Me. — ( lomrnon migrant and on south coasl an uncommon winter 

 resident; said to nest in Washington Co. Late Oct.— April (May 

 11) (summer). 



X. H. — Uncommon migrant and rare winter resident chiefly 

 coastwise. Mar-April; Oct. Nov. (winter). 



Vt. — Uncommon migrant. 



Mass. — Uncommon migrant and rare winter resident. .Mar. 1 1- 

 April 8; Oct. 9-Dec. 23 (winter). 



