166. Oidemia perspicillata 
SURF SCOTER. 20 inches 
Male. Whole plumage black, excepting a patch on forehead and on 
back of neck, which are white ; bill orange yel- 
low ; feet reddish. Female and Immature. 
Whole plumage brown, darker on top of head 
and whitish below; two whitish spots on each 
side of head. Distinguished by the white 
patches on head and neck and the brilliant bill. 
Breeds. North of New England. An abun- 
dant migrant and winter visitor along the coast ; 
arrival and departure same as preceding. 

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