OCEAN BIRDS. 169 



No. 164. SURF SCOTER. 



Species: O. perspicillata. 



Distribution: 



A common winter visitor along the coast. 



Date of Arrival: 

 October. 



Date of Departure: 



Latter part of April. 



General Plumage: 



Male, black, crown and back of neck white marked. Fe- 

 male, dark brown, grayish marks on head; under parts paler, 

 belly white. Bill orange, base black marked, feet blackish 

 red. Length about 20.00. 



Song and Other Notes: 

 ^' Quack." 



Haunts: 



Ocean and seas. 



