676 Mr. C. B. Horsbrugh : Ornithological Notes 



Mareca americana. American Widgeon. 



Usually known as the Baldpate in this country. No- 

 where very common. The first pair was observed near our 

 house on May 4. 



Nettion carolinense. Green-winged Teal. 



Fairly abundant. One specimen was observed on April 24 

 on a small pond near our house, and two pairs on May 4. 

 They nest in the long grassy tussocks bordering the sloughs. 



Guerquedula discors. Blue-winged Teal. 



Decidedly more abundant than the former species. My 

 first sight of this bird here occurred on May 7, when 

 I flushed five pairs from a flooded meadow close to Alix, 

 where they feed on very minute water-snails, also water- 

 weeds. On August 13 I noticed a small brood of rather 

 young ducklings of this species close to Alix. 



Spatula clypeata. Shoveller. 



First pair seen here on May 7. A fairly abundant 

 species. Mr. Atkinson found eggs on June 8 at Buffalo 

 Lake, and we frequently saw parties of ducklings with the 

 female every day during our stay. On July 3 a Shoveller 

 duck was swimming about with eight quite small young 

 on a small pond near our new home. On August 18 I saw 

 some well-grown ducklings close to our house^ almost ready 

 to fly. 



Dafila acuta. Pintail. 



Several birds seen on May 4. Fairly numerous and 

 quite as shy as at home. 



Mareca americana. Redhead. 



Known here as the Redhead. According to my notes this 

 species appears to be a late arrival as I have no record of it 

 until May 27, when a pair was seen close to our home, 

 on one of the smaller ponds. This bird shares its incubation 

 duties with the Canvas-back Duck, and both Atkinson and 

 myself often found nests containing eggs of the two species. 



