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30. Hooded Merganser. Lofhodytes cnruUatus. (Linn.) 

 Winter visitor, common in the eastern section, rare in the mid- 

 dle ; tolerably common spring transient in the west. 



31. Mallard Duck. Anas boschas. (Linn.) 



Winter visitor; common in the east, tolerably common in the 

 middle section ; not a common transient in the mountains. 



32. Black Duck. Anas ohscura. (Gmel.) 



Common in the east, rare in the middle section ; winter visitant. 



T^T,- Gadwall. Anas strcpera. (Linn.) _ 



Common in the eastern section, rare in the middle ; winter visi- 

 tor. 



34. Widgeon. Avas fenclefc. (Linn.) 



Maynard says, " It is really a regular visitant every season, es- 

 pecially in the sounds of North Carolina." One was taken on the 

 property of the Currituck Shooting Club, January, 1897. 



35. BaldpaTE. Anas americana. (Gmel.) 

 Common winter visitor, confined to the eastern section. 



36. Green-winged Teal. Anas carolincnsls. (Gmel.) 



Rare transient in the western and middle sections ; common win- 

 ter visitor in the east. 



37. Blue-winged Teal. Anas discors. (Linn.) 



Tolerably common transient in the western and middle sections ; 

 common winter visitor in the east. 



38. Shoveller Duck. Sftnla dyfeata. (Lmn.) 

 Tolerably common spring transient in the mountains ; common 



winter visitor in the east. 



39. Pintail Duck. Da-fila acuta, (Linn.) 

 Common winter visitor on the coast. 



40. Wood Duck. Aix sfonsa. (Linn.) 



Tolerably common resident in the eastern and middle sections ; 

 rare summer visitor in the mountains. Breeds in all sections of 

 the State. 



41. Redhead Duck. Ay thy a americana. (Eyt.) 



Rare transient in the mountains ; rare winter visitor in the mid- 

 dle section ; common on the coast. 



42. Canvass-back Duck. Aythya valHsneria. (Wils.) 



Very common on Currituck Sound, as observed by H. H. Bnm- 

 ley ; Dr. Cones never saw it at Fort Macon. 



43. American Scaup Duck. Aythya marila nearctia. (Stejn.) 

 Tolerably common transient in the mountains ; rare winter visi- 

 tor in the middle section ; tolerably common in the east as a winter 

 visitor. 



