165. Oidemia deglandi 
WHITE=WINGED SCOTER. 22 inches 
Male. Whole plumage black, excepting a spot below the eye and 
patch on wing which are white; bill orange, black at base; feet 
reddish. Female and Immature. Whole plumage brown, ex- 
cepting two whitish spots on each side of head below eye, and a 
white patch on wing; bill black; feet brown. 
Breeds. North of New England. An abundant spring and fall 
migrant and winter visitor along the coast, and occasionally on 
large inland waters. Adult males begin to arrive late in August ; 
in spring they linger into May. 
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