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Goiuis BKUNfti-A, Stephens. 



*279. B. canadensis (Linn.) Boie. Canada Goose. Chiefly transient, but 

 breeds sparingly, in secluded localities, throughout the state, and sometimes 

 occurs in mild winters. 



279rt. B. canadensis hntchinsi (Sw. &: Rich.) Ridgw. Hutchins' Goose. 

 Transient; sometimes wintering, but does not breed within the state. Known 

 to some sportsmen as the " Little' Gray Goose." 



2796. B. canadensis leucoparia (Brandt) Cass. Little White-cheeked Goose. 

 Occasional visitant (Nelson, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, July, 1876, p. 41). 



280. fi. ?^re»!to (Pall.) Steph. Brant Goose. A rare winter visitant. This 

 is the true "Brant," and is the rarest of the geese which occur in the interior 

 of the country. It is essentially a salt-water bird, but like all the species of the 

 latter class (as the Surf Ducks, Eiders, &c.) occasionally visits the lakes and 

 larger water-courses of the Mississippi Valley. The term " Brant" is applied 

 indiscriminately by gunners to all the smaller geese, including even Hutchins' 

 Goose. It is bestowed most frequently however, upon the White-fronted Goose 

 (Anser gamheli). 



Genus Anas, Linnaeus. 



*281. A. boscas, Linn. Mallard. Resident in some localities, but chiefly 

 transient. Commonly known as the "Green-head." 



*282. A. obscura, Gmel. Dusky Duck; Black Mallard. Resident, or chiefly 

 transient, like the preceding, but very much rarer. 



Genus CnAULEiiASMUS. Gray. 



*283. C. streperus (Linn.) Gray. Gadwall. Chiefly transient, but breeds 

 sparingly, and sometimes remains in mild winters. 



Genus Dafii.a, Leach. 



*284. Z>. «f»frt (Linn.) Bp. Pintail Duck. Mainly transient, but breeds 

 sparingly and sometimes winters. 



Genus Makeca, Stephens. 



285. M. penelope{\jva.-n..)'&e\hy. European Widgeon. An occasional visitant. 



*286. M. americana (Gmel.) Steph. American Widgeon. Chiefly transient, 

 but breeding in suitable situations, and sometimes wintering. Commonly 

 known as the " Bald-pate." 



Genus Si'ATULa. 

 *287. S. chipeata (Linn.) Boie. Shoveller; Spoon-bill Duck. Snnmier 

 sojourner northward; transient and winter sojourner southward. 



Genus Querquedula, Stephens. 



*288. Q. discors (Linn.) Steph. Blue-winged Teal. Resident, but chiefly 

 transient. 



289. Q. ri/anopfera (Vieill.) Cass. Red-breasted Teal. Ocea.sional visitant. 

 The "Cinnamon Teal" of sportsmen. This species has the most extensive 

 range of any American duck, its regular hiibitat extending from the Columbia 

 river to Chili and Buenos Ayres. It breeds in South as well as in North America. 



