162 OCEAN BIRDS. 



No. 160. BUFFLE=HEAD. 



Genus: Charitonetta. Species: C. albeola. 



Distribittion: 



A common transient but rare winter visitor. 



Date of Arrival: 

 Late March. 



Date of Departure: 

 October. 



General Plumage: 



Male, upper parts black, head, neck and throat dark irides- 

 cent greenish, white band encircling back of head, tail 

 gi-ayish ; under parts white. Female, upper parts dark 

 brown, spot on side of head and under parts white, lower 

 neck grayish. Bill blackish, feet pale orange. Length 

 about 14.50. 



Song and Other Notes: 

 " Quack." 



Haunts: 



Rivers, lakes and ocean. 



