56 Birps OF MASSACHUSETTS 
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Cohasset: ‘“ Very rare in fall, occasionally killed in November.” Essex 
County: ‘‘ Winter. Very rare.” 
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141. Gf£demia americana Swains. AMERICAN SCOTER. 
A not uncommon migrant and winter resident along the coast. 
Occasional inland. This species seems to be decreasing yearly.* 
September ro to April 25 (May 9). 
Bristol County: “Common winter visitor along the coast.” Cambridge: 
Occasional in fall. Cohasset: “Common in fall, in proportion of about 
one to ten of G&. deglandi.” Essex County: “ October to May. Abun- 
dant.” Ipswich: Common off shore in winter.” Nantucket: ‘“ Com- 
mon.” Templeton: “Not rare in the autumn on the large ponds.” 
Wellesley: “ Casual in fall on lakes.” 
142. C&demia deglandi Bonap. WHITE-WINGED SCOTER. 
An abundant migrant and common winter resident on the coast. 
Barren or crippled birds often summer along shore. Occasional 
inland. The spring migration of these birds to the westward 
between the dates of May 7 and 25, is of especial interest, the 
birds turning inland near Noank, Connecticut, and proceeding 
northward by the Connecticut River and Hudson River routes.* 
September 28 to May 25. Summer. 
Berkshire: A flight in the autumn of 1895, at Cheshire Reservoir. 
Bristol County: “Abundant winter visitor along the coast.” Cambridge: 
Occasional in fall. Cohasset: * Abundant in fall and winter; a few 
stay all summer.” Essex County: “October to May. Abundant.” 
Ipswich: “ Abundant in winter, October to April.” Nantucket: ‘ Com- 
mon.” Springfield: “Rare.” Wellesley: ‘Casual, sometimes not un- 
common on lakes in fall.” 
143. C&demia perspicillata (Linn.). SURF SCOTER. 
An abundant migrant and common winter resident on the coast. 
Barren or crippled birds often summer along shore. Casual 
inland.* 
September 28 to May 9. Summer. 
Bristol County: “Common winter visitant along the coast.” Cambridge: 
Occasional in fall. Cohasset: “Abundant in fall; common in winter. 
A few stay all summer.” Essex County: “October to May. Abundant.” 
* Mackay; Auk, Vol. VIII, No. 3, July, 1891, pp. 279-290. 
