AMERICAN SCOTER peas EAE 
163. Oidemia americana. 19 in. 
Adult male, entirely black; bill black with enlarged — 
base yellow; eye brown. Female plain brownish-black, 
lighter below. All the Scoters are better known to | 
sportsmen as “coots,’ this species being the Butter- 
billed Coot, while the female is the Gray Coot. 
Notes.—A long musical whistle. (Elliott). 
Nest.—On the ground usually well concealed. Their 
6 to 10 eggs are a creamy buff color (2.50 x 1.70). 
Range.—Breeds from Labrador northward. Winters ~ 
south to the Middle States and Lake States. 
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER 
165. Oidemia deglandi. 22 in. 
This species is the most abundant of the Scoters win- 
tering off the New England coast, where they congregate 
in immense “rafts,” floating off shore. 
Nest.—Concealed in long grass, lined with feathers; 
5 to 8 buffy eggs (2.75 x 1.85) ; June. 
Range.—Breeds from North Dakota and Newfound- 
land northward; winters in the northern half of U. 8. 
