176 DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



talked with the party who got them, and from his description of 

 the bird I do not doubt but what it was this species. I think 

 that they occasionally nest on the levee or 'dump' between the 

 Mississippi River and the Des Moines Rapids canal. This dump 

 is seven miles long, and being isolated, is only visited by fisher- 

 men," etc. (Lee county). 



Dr. B. H. Bailey observed several Lesser Scaups at Eagle Lake, 

 Hancock count}' , July 17-20, 1902, and took one old bird and sev- 

 eral young in the down. 



44. (150). Aythya coUaris (Donov.). Ring-necked Duck. 



The Ring-necked Duck or Ring-bill is generally distributed over 

 the state during migrations. There is some variance in the 

 reports as to number, a few observers considering the species rare 

 or uncommon, while the majority list it as common or even abund- 

 ant. Its habits are similar to those of the Scaups. Keyes and 

 Williams (Birds of Iowa, 168) give it as a spring and fall migrant, 

 abundant from the middle of March to the middle of April, and 

 from the middle of October to the middle of November. Some- 

 times winters about the rapids in the streams, even in the north- 

 ern part of the state." The only record observer who reports 

 the Ring-necked Duck other than as a migrant is G. H. Berry, 

 who lists it as an "occasional resident" in Linn county. "It was 

 reported breeding at Clear Lake, Iowa, and thence northward" 

 (Cooke, Bird Migr. in Miss. Val., 1884-5, 72). 



Genus Clangula Leach. 



45. (151). Clangiila clangula anicricana Faxon. American 



Golden-ej^e. 



The American Golden-eye or Whistler is rather an unconunon 

 migrant in most parts of the state. A few observers report it as 

 a common migrant, remaining all winter where there is open 

 water. It does not breed in the state. 



The Golden-eye was reported as a migrant in Franklin count}- 

 (Shoemaker); Cerro Gordo — "frequent at Clear Lake" (Richard- 

 son); Woodburj' — (Rich); Polk — (Johnson); Sioux — (Johnson); 

 Webster — (Somes); Linn — (Bailey); Blackhawk — (Walters); Jack- 

 son — (Giddings); Kossuth — (Bingaman); Winnebago — (Ander- 

 son); Poweshiek — (Kelsey). 



