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ANATIDE. 



NATATORES. 



ANATID^. 





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THE AMERICAN WIGEON. 



Anus Americana, American Wigeon, Wilson, Am. Ornith. vol. viii. p. 86. 



Jardine's edit. vol. iii. p. 109. 



AoDUBON', Ornith. Biog. vol. iv. p. 337. 



NuTTAT.L, Man. vol. ii. p. 389. 

 Mareca, ,, ,, ,, Stephens, Sha«'. Zool. vol. xii. p. 135. 



F.AUN. Bor. Amer. vol. ii. p. 445. 



The occurrence of the American Wigeon in a London 

 market during the winter of 1837-38, was thus noticed by 

 Mr. Edward Blyth, in the third volume of the Naturalist, 

 page 417. 



" The American Wigeon is a novelty which was ob- 

 tained by Mr. Bartlett. He selected it from a row of Com- 

 mon Wigeons, deeming it, at the time, to be only an acci- 



