163. Oidemia americana 
AMERICAN SCOTER. 19 inches 
Male. Whole plumage black; bill black, orange yellow at base ; 
feet brown. Female and Immature. Whole plumage brown, 
whitish on sides of head and breast; bill and feet black. The 
least common of the Scoters; all three are expert divers, and in 
protected waters come well in shore; they are often found together. 
Also known as Coot. 
Breeds. North of New England. A common spring and fall 
migrant, and some winter. 
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