EATON — BIRDS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. 23 



162. Somateria spectabilis (Linn.) King eider. 



Winter visitant; occasional. In November and December, 1877, 

 was quite common near Buffalo — Auk, 1880, p. 62. Has been taken 

 several times on Oneida Lake — See R. & B. p. io8. Also on Cayuga 

 Lake — L. A. Fuertes. 



163. Oidemia americana Swains. American scoter. 

 Transient and winter visitant ; fairly common. Rarely seen in 



spring (May) ; most common in October. Found on the lakes. 



165. Oidemia deglandi Bonap. White- winged scoter. 

 Transient visitant; common for a short time in May and October. 



P'ound on the lakes. 



166. Oidemia perspicillata (Linn. ) Surf scoter. 



Transient visitant; common in autumn. Oct. i — Nov. 10. Old 

 birds are of rare occurrence. L'ncommon in the spring. Found on 

 the lakes, rarely on small ponds. 



167. Erismatura jamaicensis (Gmel. 1 Ruddy duck. 

 Transient visitant ; fairly common. March 25. — April 20; Sept. 



25, — Oct. 30. Much more common in the fall than in the spring. 

 Frequents the lakes and bays, but sometimes found on the smaller 

 ponds. 



169a. Chen hyperborea nivalis (Forst. ) Greater snow goose. 



Winter visitant ; rare. Chautauqua Lake, — See Bui. Buf. Soc. 

 Xat. Sci. , Vol. 4, page 34. Buffalo, "occasional winter visitor" — 

 Berg. p. 6. 



171a. Anser albifrons gambeli (Hard.) American white-fronted 

 goose. 

 Chautauqua Lake, — See Bui. Buf. Soc. Nat. .Sci., Vol. 4, page 34. 



172. Branta canadensis (Linn. ) Canada goose. 



Transient visitant ; common. Mar. 10. — April 25 ; Oct. i. — No\'. 

 30. Sometimes seen in Dec. and Jan. Frequents our larger bodies 

 of water, visiting meadows and wheatfields to feed. 



172a. Branta canadensis hutchinsii (Rich.) Hutchins's goose. 

 Transient visitant : rarely captured. Gaines, 188.S — Auk. 16, 

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