164 



OCEAN BIROS. 



No. 161 



OLD=SQUAW. 



Genus: Clsm^ula. 



Species: C. hyemalis. 



Distribution: 



A common winter visitor along the coast. 



Date of Arrival: 

 November. 



Date of Departure: 

 Middle of April. 



General Plumage: 



Male in winter, upper parts white, blackish band on back, 

 wings and spot on side of head blackish, cheeks dusky, long 

 tail feathers blackish, belly white, breast blackish brown, 

 throat and neck ring white. Male, in summer, top of head, 

 neck and back black ; under parts Avliite, black on upper 

 belly. Female, in winter, upper parts blackish, grayish 

 marked, sides of head and neck whitish, breast dusky, belly 

 white. Female, in summer head black marked. Bill black, 

 yellow band on tip, leet blackish. Length about 21.00. 



Song and Other Notes: 



''Scolding or talking notes, as o-onc-o-onc-ough , egh-ough- 

 egh." 



Haunts: 



A bird of the ocean. 



