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SUBGENUS MELANITTA.  Botr. 
OIDEMIA DEGLANDI. Bonar. White-winged Scoter Duck. White- 
winged Coot. 
Northern North America, breeding from Labrador, northward ; south, 
in winter, to North Carolina; common on New England coast 
during migrations. 
OIDEMIA PERSPICILLATA. (Linn.) Surf Scoter Duck. Skunk-head 
Coot. 
Northern North America, on both Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and 
interior lakes; breeds far north; south, in winter, to Florida ; 
accidental in Cuba and Jamaica; a common Coot of New England 
gunners. 
Genus ERISMATURA. Bonar. 
ERISMATURA JAMAICENSIS. (GMEL.) Ruddy Duck. 
Ranges throughout North America, breeding nearly throughout its 
range; winters in the Southern States and along Gulf; common in 
Florida; also in West Indies, and northern South America. 
Genus NOMONYX. Ripaw. 
NOMONYX DOMINICUS. (Linn.) Masked Duck. 
Tropical species ; accidental in eastern United States ; specimens have 
been taken in New York, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts. 
Subfamily ANSERINAE. Geese. 
Genus CHEN. Bore. 
CHEN HYPERBOREA. (VPALL.) Lesser Snow Goose. 
Rare in eastern United States; accidental on New England coast; 
occurs in Illinois; common on Pacifie coast; breeds in Alaska. 
Chen hyperborea nivalis. (Forsr.) Greater Snow Goose. 
vastern race of preceding species, the principal difference being in size ; 
exact breeding range unknown; winters on Atlantic coast from 
Virginia to Cuba. 
CHEN CCERULESCENS. (Linn.) Blue Goose. 
Little known species, breeding about Hudson Bay, migrating south 
in winter, through Mississippi Valley to Gulf coast ; apparently not 
common anywhere. 
Genus ANSER. Briss. 
ANSER ALBIFRONS. (GMEL.) White-fronted Goose. 
Kuropean species ; recorded from Greenland. 
Anser albifrons gambeli, (Hartri.) American White-fronted Goose. 
Larger than European species; occurs throughout North America; 
breeding far north and ranging, winter, south to Mexico and Cuba. 
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