100 Birds of Canada. 
Bucephala tslandica.—Barrow’s Duck. 
This duck breeds in the arctic regions. Visits 
Canada late in the fall. Head and neck, violet- 
blue; a large white patch anterior to the eye; 
lower neck and under parts, white; a narrow 
white patch on the middle wing coverts ; rest of 
upper parts, black. 
B. americana—The Golden-eye ; Whistle Wing. 
This duck breeds in Canada. Nests, in a tall 
dead tree, or in the top of a stub; eggs, six or 
eight, of a greenish-blue color. Head and upper 
part of neck, green; back, and tail, black; under 
parts, white. 
B. albeola—The Buffle-head, or Dipper. 
This is a common and well known bird. It 
breeds in Canada. Nests, in the holes of dead 
trees; eggs, six, of a yellowish-blue color. Color, 
above, black; beneath, white; in front of the 
eye and on the sides of the collar behind, rich 
green; a patch of white on each side of the head. 
Histrionicus torquatus——The Harlequin Duck. 
The Harlequin Duck breeds in the far north. 
Visits Canada in the fall. Head and neck, dark 
blue ; sidesand upper parts, light blue, becoming 
darker near the tail; under parts generally white. 
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