90 REPOET OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 



155 Histrionicus histrionicus (Linnaeus). 

 Harlequin Duck. 



Adnlt male. — Length, 15-17. Wing, 7.50-8. General color, bluish-slate; 

 browner on the abdomen, and purplish-black on the throat, neck and rump, and 

 a similar line down the crown ; sides, bright rusty ; a metallic blue-black patch 

 on the middle of the wing. Conspicuous white marks, bordered with black, 

 occur as follows : A patch at base of bill ; one on the ear-coverts, followed by 

 a streak on the side of the neck ; a circle completely round the neck, and a 

 broad band across the shoulder ; the scapulars are streaked with white and the 

 puri^lish crown streak is bordered with white and chestnut. 



Adult female and young in first winter. — Brown above, including neck, breast, 

 sides and crissum ; abdomen, dull white ; sides of face in front of the eye, 

 whitish, and a white patch on the ear-coverts. 



Very rare winter visitant. 



There are no records for the State except Turnbull's statement 

 (18G9) that it is "a very rare visitant from the North to the sea- 

 shore." 



156 Camptorhynchus labradorius (Gmelin). 

 Labrador Duck. 



Adult male. — Length, 18-23. Wing. 8.75. Middle and lower back and tail, 

 as well as a ring around the base of the neck, a stripe down the middle of the 

 crown and entire abdomen, black ; sides of head, breast, scapulars and wing- 

 coverts, white. 



Female. — Dull grayish-brown, with a white wing speculum. 



Young in first autumn. — Similar to adult female, but with white showing 

 faintly on throat and breast. 



Extinct. Formerly a regular transient or winter visitant. 



Audubon (1838) says: "Along the coast of New Jersey it occurs 

 in greater or less numl>ers every year. It also at times enters the 

 Delaware River and ascends that stream at least as far as Philadel- 

 phia.'' Turnbull (1869) says: "Rare; a few are seen every season," 

 which seems to be the last word we have on its occurrence in New 

 Jersey. 



