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Coast region ; also frequent on the inland waters of the Virginias. 



48. Clangula hyemalis. Long-tailed Duck ; South- 

 southerly. — Abundant winter resident on the salt water. A 

 specimen has been shot on the Potomac near Washington. (The 

 l^shvadoY I^uck, {Campio'a/'mus labradoriMs) now perhaps ex- 

 tinct, was formerly found, according to Audubon, as far south as 

 Chesapeake Bay.) 



49. Somateria spectabilis. King Eider. — A young bird 

 of this species was obtained at Cobb's Island by Captain C. H. 

 Crumb, December 19th, 1SS9. The identification has been con- 

 firmed by Professor J. A. Allen. The King Eider has not pre- 

 viously been reported from any point south of New Jersey. 



50. Oidemia americana. American Scoter ; Butter- 

 bill Coot — Winter resident on the salt water ; is found on Ches- 

 apeake Bay. 



51. Oidemia deglandi. Velvet Duck; White-winged 

 Coot. — Rather common winter resident on the salt water ; not 

 abundant at Cobb's Island ; has been met with near Washington. 



52. Oidemia perspicillata. Surf Duck ; Patch-poll 

 Coot. — Common winter resident on the salt water. I have seen 

 a flock of " Coots" (probably of this species) at Virginia Beach 

 as late in the season as June, which for some reason had failed to 

 migrate. 



153. Erismatura rubida. Ruddy Duck. — Common winter 

 resident of the Coast and Titlcwater region. It is known at 

 Cobb's Island as the Qiiill-tail. Mr. Trumbull gives a long list of 

 the various names applied to this bird (Names and Portraits of 

 Birds, pp. I lo-i 12). 



54. Chen hyperborea nivalis. Snow Goose. — Not com- 

 mon winter visitor. A specimen was observed in Virginia in 

 the winter of 1S77, by Lieutenant Wirt Robinson (The Auk, 

 Vol. VI, 1889, p- I95)- 1 have seen three specimens taken near 

 Cobb's Island in 1S89. 



55. Branta canadensis. Wild Goose. — Common winter 

 resident more numerous in tlie migrations, on the coast and on the 

 larger bays and rivers of Eastern Virginia. Dining the migra- 

 tions flocks are also often seen or heard passing over in other 

 parts of the Virginias occasionally stopping in favorable localities. 



