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along the coast, and not rare as a migrant in the Connecticut 

 river basin. Mr. William Brewster tells me that off the coast 

 at Rye Beach, scattering birds, no doubt barren, are seen occa- 

 sionally in summer. In the collection of the Acworth Public 

 Library there are three specimens taken at Alstead, one a male, 

 Oct. 8, 1883, and two females on the 26th of the same month. 

 At Lancaster, farther up the valley, Mr. F. B. Spaulding writes 

 me that on Oct. 12, 1894, two gunners brought in four, 3 males 

 and 1 female, shot from a flock of 8 on Martin Meadow Pond. 

 Mr. R. H. Howe, Junior, ( :o2, p. 10) also adduces a specimen 

 from the Connecticut at Windsor, Yt. Mr. G. H. Thayer finds 

 the bird a rather regular migrant in fall at Dublin Pond, and 

 notes that the greater proportion of the birds are males. 

 I>at«'s: October 8 to April ; summer (barren birds). 



47. Oidemia deglandi Bonap. White-winged Sco- 



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A common spring and fall migrant and winter resident on 

 the coast ; occasional inland on migrations as at Webster, where 

 it has been noted by Mr. C. F. Goodhue, and Dublin Pond, 

 where Mr. G. H. Thayer assures me it occurs in the fall with 

 the other Scoters. Scattering birds occur off the coast in sum- 

 mer, as noted under the preceding species. 



48. Oidemia perspicillata (I/inn.). Surf Scoter. 

 An uncommon spring and fall migrant and winter resident on 



the coast; rare inland. Occasional specimens are also observed 

 off the coast in summer, these being doubtless barren birds. 

 There is a female in the Acworth Public Library collection, 

 without date, taken at Dempster in the Connecticut valley. 

 Mr. G. H. Thayer states that it occurs in fall on Dublin Pond, 

 but is less often seen than the other two species. 



49. Erismatura jamaicensis (Gmel.). Ruddy Duck. 



An uncommon spring and fall migrant, and occasional also in 

 summer, though its breeding in the state is yet to be established. 

 There are two summer records for the southern part of the state : 

 Newfound Lake, where on July 11, 1901, a fine adult male was 

 shot by Mr. R. H. Howe, Junior, ('01, p. 27) and is now in 



