BIRDS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. 149 



246. Pelionetta perspicillata, Kaup. — Surf-Duck^ 

 "Coot." Coninion during autumn and winter. 

 ' 247. OSdemia Americana, Swain. — /S'co^er, " Gray- 

 winged Coot." Abundant during- autumn ; common in 

 winter.* Ro-i^ ^ c c_M-£.c^(xX, 



248. Somateria moUissima, Leach. — Eider-Duch. 

 Common during spring and autumn, also on the south 



shore in winter. d^^^ ^^^^ ^ A t^^j^^^-< 



249. Somateria spectabilis, Leach. — King Eider. 

 Eare in winter. 



250. Erismatura rubida, Bon. — Rudd// Buck, " Loo- 

 by," " Dumb-Bird." Common during the migration in 

 spring and autumn. Seen on ponds in the interior. 



25 L Mergus Americanus, Cass. — /Sheldrake, "Goose- 

 ander," " Fish Duclc." Common during the migrations. 

 Seen on ponds in the interior. 



252. Mergus serrator, Linn. — Bed-breasted Merf/an- 

 ser, " Sheldrake," " 'NVheaser." Abundant during the mi- 

 grations. (Vc^Xtlj-.- -y-^r^ 



253. Lophodytes cucuUatu^REicH. — Hooded Mer- a_ 

 ganser, " Water-Pheasant." Not common^unng me mi- 

 gi'atious. Abundant in Florida in winter. 



PELECANID.E, — The Pelicans. 



254. Pelecanus fuscus, LiNN.f — Broum Pelican. Mr, 

 J. F. Le Baron is confident of having seen two of this 

 species at Ipswich some years ago. 



255. Pelecamis erythrorhynchus, Gm. — White 

 Pelican. ]\Ir. Allen informs me that a specimen was re- 

 cently taken at Brant Point, Nantucket. 



* Mr. E. C. Greenwood informs me that this, with the two preceding 

 species, is sometimes seen in summer. 



t Erroneously given by Mr. Allen as the succeeding species, " Ameri- 

 can Naturalist," III. p. 640. 



