AMERICAN GOLDEN-EYE 
151. Clangula clangula americana. 20 in. 
Head puffy, or slightly crested. Male with greenish 
head and a round white spot between bill and eye. 
Female with a brownish head and white speculum. 
Notes.—A hoarse croak, rarely uttered. 
Nest.—In cavities of hollow trees near ponds or on 
the banks of streams. 6 to 10 grayish green eggs (%.30 x 
1.70); June. 
Range.—Breeds from the northern parts of the north- 
ern tier of states, northward; winters throughout the 
Wi SE 
BARROW GOLDEN-EYE 
152. OClangula islandica. 20 in. 
Head bluish with a white crescent at base of bill; 
eye bright yellow in both this and the last species; 
female practically indistinguishable from the preceding, 
although the bill of the present species is shorter and 
comparatively higher at the base. 
Range.—Breeds from Northern U. 8. north to Labra- 
dor and Alaska, and in the Rockies, south to Colorado; 
winters in the northern half of the U. 8. 
