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151 Clangula clangula americana Bonap. Ameri- 

 can Golden-eye. Abundant spring and auUnnn \isitor and 

 occasionalh' here during open winters. 



153. Charitonetta albeola (lyinn.). Ruffle-head. 

 Not uncommon in early spring and late autumn. Once in 

 September I found a flock of ten or a dozen on the river, near 

 Springfield, that were evidently young; the>- permitted a boat 

 to be rowed within easy shooting distance, and after being fired 

 at once, when several were killed, they only flew a short dis- 

 tance and then waited until the boat again approached, when 

 a number more were shot. 



154. Hareldahyemalis (I/inn.). Old Squaw. Rather 

 rare spring and autumn \'isitor. I have seen small flocks here. 



165. Oidemia deglandi Bonap. White- Winged 

 Scoter. Rare : Dr. William Wood captured two at East 

 Windsor Hill. (See Dr. J. A. Allen's Catalogue of the Birds 

 of Springfield. ) 



166. Oidemia perspicillata dvinn. ). Surf Scoter. 

 October 23, 1SS6, I captured one on the river in Longmeadow, 

 which is the only occasion that I have known an individual of 

 this kind to visit us; but my impression is that this species, as 

 well as all the other sea ducks so common on Long Island 

 Sound, are occa.sionalh' represented here. 



167. Erismatura jamaicensis (Gmel. ). Ruddy 

 Duck. During the autumn of 18S5, this duck was common 

 on the waters in the vicinity of Springfield, but with the ex- 

 ception of this .season, it has been during the past twenty years 

 a rare spring and fall visitor. 



169. (a) Chen hyperborea nivalis f Forst.). Greater 

 Snow Goose. Rare or accidental visitor ; one was wounded 

 and captured near Springfield a number of years ago, and 

 turned loo.se with a flock of donie.stic geese in South wick, with 



