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visitant" (Nash) ; Penobscot, ''have seen specimens taken in the county" 

 (Kui.^ht) ; Piscataquis, "common migrant" (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "for- 

 merly plenty, now scarce" (Spinney) ; Washington, "common sjiring and 

 fall, breeds" (Boardman). 



Genus HARELDA Stephens, 



65. (154). Harekla hyemalis (iy«»«.). Old-squaw. 



Very common along the coast in autumn, winter and spring ; 

 also of rare occurrence in summer, but does not breed within the 

 state. Birds seen in summer are probably crippled or barren 

 individuals which have not accompanied their relatives to the breed- 

 ing grounds in the far north. 



County Records. — Androscoggin, "migrant" (Johnson) ; Cumberland, 

 "normally a winter resident, many individuals supposed to be crijipled 

 remain all summer" (Brown's Cat. Birds of Portland, p. 32) ; Hancock, 

 "common in winter" (Dorr) ; Knox, "winter" (Rackliff; ; Oxford, "rare 

 visitant" (Nash); Penobscot, "one shot at East Eddington" (Hardy); 

 Piscataquis, "rare migrant" (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "common in winter, 

 have also seen it here in summer" (Spinney) ; AV'ashiugtou, "abundant" 

 (Boardman). 



Genus HISTRIONICUS Lesson. 



66. (155). Histriouicus histrionieus (Linn.). Harlequin 

 Duck. 



Formerly quite a common winter resident along the coast, but 

 now occurs in greatly diminished numbers. At present it is to be 

 found in numbers only on the eastern half of the coast, and even 

 here it is not very common. The habits and occurrence of this 

 species along our coast form the subject of an admirable article by 

 Mr. A. H. Norton (Cf. Norton, The Auk, Vol. 13, pp. 229-234). 



County Records. — Cumberland, "rare winter visitant" (Brown's Cat. 

 Birds of Portland, p. S2) ; Hancock, "the "Lord and Lady Ducks' are 

 reported by gunners as fairly common in winter in the vicinity of various 

 small islands near Isle au Haut" (Knight) ; Knox, "winter" (Rackliff) ; 

 Sagadahoc, "rare m winter, formerly plenty" (Spinney) ; Washington, 

 *'amoug the islands in fall and winter" (Boardman). 



Genus SOMATERJA Leach. 

 Subgenus SOMATERIA. 



67. (159). Somateria mollissima borealis A. E. Brelim. 

 Northern Eider. 



