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85 (153) Clangula albeola (Linnaeus) Stephens. 



BUFFLE-HEAD. 



Syn. — Bticephala albeola; Charitonetta albeola. 



Status— Common winter visitant throughout the State, but more particularly on salt and 

 brackish water coastwise. 



86 (154) Harelda hyemalis (Linnaeus) Brehm. 



Old-squaw. 



Syn. — Harelda glacialis; Clavgula hyemalis. 



Status — Rather rare midwinter visitant; recorded at intervals along the seacoast south to 

 San Diego Bay; more frequent northerly. 



87 (155) Histrionicus histrionicus (Linnaeus) Boucard. 



Harlequin Duck. 



Syn. — Histrionicus torquatus\ Histrioiiiais miniitus; Cosmonetta histrionica^ 

 Status— Fairly commcn in summer along certain streams of the west slope of the Sierras, 

 where it is known to breed ; occurs also as a visitant along the seacoast (Monterey). 



88 (162) Somateria spectabilis (Linnaeus) Leach. 



King Eider. 



STATU.S — Known only from the record by H. W. Henshaw of a specimen taken in winter 

 off Blackpoint, San Francisco. 



89 (163) Oidemia americana Swainson. 



American Scoter. 



Status — Rather rare winter visitant coastwise; recorded south to Santa Catalina Island. 



90 (165) Oidemia deglandi Bonaparte. 



White-winged Scoter. 



S>\-s.— Oidemia fusca; Melanetta velvetina. 



Status — Common winter visitanti along our whole seacoast; a few, probably non-breed- 

 ers, remain through the summer. 



91 (166) Oidemia perspicillata (Linnaeus) Stephens. 



Surf Scoter. 



SvN. — Pelioneita trowdridgei ; Pe Hone Ha perspicillata ; CEdeinia perspicillata ■war. trow- 



bridgei^ 

 Status— -Abandant winter visitant aloag our whole seacoast ; a few remain through the 



summer but are not known to breed. 



92 (167) Erismatura jamaicensis (Gmelin) Salvadori. 



Ruddy Duck. 



Syn. — Erismatura rubida. 



Status — Common resident in suitable localities throughout the State; breeds at numerousi 

 lakes and ponds in the interior. 



