44 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



ANSERES. 



AN ATI DAE. 



83. SOMATERIA DRESSERI Sliarpe. 



American eider; Canvasback; Sea duck; Wamp. 



Sharpe, Ann. mag. nat. hist., 1871, ser. 4, vol. 8, p. 51. [North 

 America]. 



Fuligula mollissima (Linne). Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1843, 

 vol. 6, p. 349, pi. 405. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 21, fig. 3. 



Salt water chiefly; nests on the ground. 



Me. — Common winter, and from Isle au Haut north, rare 

 summer resident. Nov.-April; summer. Eggs, June 15-July 4. 



X. H. — Uncommon migrant and winter resident coastwise. 



Mass. — Uncommon migrant and winter resident coastwise. 

 Nov. 5-April 19. 



R. I.— Uncommon migrant and winter resident coastwise. 



Coxx. — Rare winter resident coastwise. Fall-(May 29). 



84. Somateria spectabilis (Linne) Leach. 



King eider. 



Anas spectabilis Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 123. 

 "in Canada, Svecia." 



Fuligula spectabilis (Linne). Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1843, 

 vol. G, p. 347, pi. 404. Egg, Seebohm, 1S96, p. 54, pi. 9, fig. 1. 



Salt water chiefly; nests on the ground. 



Me. — Uncommon winter resident coastwise. Dec. 11-April 15 

 (May 29). 



X. H. — Rare winter visitor: Hampton. 



Mass. — Rare winter visitor coastwise. Oct. 21-April 5. 



R. I. — Rare winter visitor coastwise. (Sept. 15) Nov. 27-Feb. 



Coxx. — Rare winter visitor coastwise. Nov. 4. 



