572 ORNITHOLOGY AND OOLOGY. 



ANAS BOSCHAS. — Uncommon. 



A. OBSCURA. — This duck is very common here. It is truly a northern 

 species. It breeds in the swamps adjacent to this city. 



DAFILA ACUTA. — Common in spring : a few visit us in tlie fall. 



NETTION CAROLINENSIS.— Common. Breeds. 



QUERQUEDULA DISCORS. — Uncommon. 



SPATULA CLYPEATA. — Uncommon. 



MARECA AMERICANA. — The adult bird is seldom seen in this latitude. 



AIX SPONSA. — Sometimes common. Breeds. 



FULIX MARILA. — The young are abundant on the St. Lawrence during 

 autumn. They breed north-west of Quebec. 



F. AFFINIS. — Occasional specimens are shot at Sorel and Three Eivers. 

 It is more abundant in Western Canada. 



F. COLLARIS. — Occasional. 



AYTHYA AMERICANA. — Occasional. 



BUCEPHALA AMERICANA. — Very common in spring and fall. Breeds 

 in Canada. 



B. ISLANDICA. — Adult birds are occasionally shot on the lakes. The 

 young are abundant on the St. Lawrence during the early part of winter. I 

 liave seen the adult on Lac k la Philip in July. 



B. ALBEOLA, — Common in spring and fkll. 



HISTRIONICUS TORQUATUS.— Common on the north shore of the St. 

 Lawrence. A beautiful adult male was shot in the spring, on the Montmo- 

 renci River, near Quebec. 



HARELDA GLACIALIS. — Occasional near Quebec. Common on the 

 upper lakes in spring and fall. 



PELIONETTA PERSPICILLATA. — Very common in the fall at Mille 

 Vac'iies, lower St. Lawrence. 



SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA. — Common on the north shore of the St. 

 Lawrence. Breeds on islands in the river below the Saguenay. 



MERGUS AMERICANUS. — Common. Breeds. 



M. SERRATOR. — Common in spring and fall. 



LOPHODYTES CUCULLATUS. — Adult is occasionally seen. Young visit 

 the St. Lawrence in the fall. Breeds on the margins of northern lakes. 



LARUS ARGENTATUS. — Common on the St. Lawrence in spring and 

 fall. Breeds on our mountain lakes. 



