SCIENTIFIC LISTS 313 



Buffle Head ; Butter Ball. Charitonctta albeola 

 {IJ7in.). Common spring and fall ; breeds. 



Harlequin Duck. Histrionicus histrionicus {Linn.). 

 Islands ; fall and winter. 



I/Ongtail ; Old Squaw. Harelda hyemalis {Linn.). 

 Abundant. 



Labrador Duck. Camptolaimus labradorius {Gmcl.). 

 Grand Manan ; very rare, none of late. 



American Eider Duck. Somateria dresseri Sharpe. 

 Dresser. Abundant in winter. 



King Eider. Somateria spectabilis (/,?>z;i.). Not rare 

 in winter. 



American Scoter. Oidemia americana STcains. Com- 

 mon. 



White-winged Scoter. Oidemia deglandi {Bonap.). 

 Common. 



Surf Duck. Oidemia perspicillata (/-/ww.). Common. 



Ruddy Duck. Erismatura jamaicensis (C^w^*/.) . Not 

 rare ; breeds. 



American Sheldrake. Merganser americanus {Cass.). 

 Not rare ; breeds. 



Red-breasted Sheldrake. Merganser scrratov {Linn.). 

 Not rare. 



Hooded Sheldrake. Eophodytes cucullatus {Li?in.). 

 Not rare ; breeds. 



American White Pelican. Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 

 Gmel. Accidental ; one seen in Calais. 



Common Cormorant. Phalacrocorax carbo {Linn.). 

 Not abundant. 



Double-crested Cormorant. Phalacrocorax dilophus 

 {Sicaiyi.). Common in migrations. 



Gannet. Sula bassana(Z,??zw.). Common down the bay. 



