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27. Spatula clypeata. Shoveller. — Common summer resident all 

 over. Lake Winnipeg" {Bell). Arrives late in April; departs late in 

 October, like the other Ducks, when the frost seals the ponds. 



28. Dafila acuta. Pintail. — Common summer resident all over. 

 Breeds near Norway House. Arrives late in April; departs in October. 



29. Aix sponsa. Wood Duck. — Very rare in Assiniboine Valley. One 

 pair taken on the Big Plain. In Red River Valley, "rare, but a few pairs 

 are always to be found about the creeks flowing into Lake Winnipeg from 

 the south." 



30. Aythya americana Redhead. — Abundant summer resident all 

 over. "Breeds abundantly in the marshes of Waterhen River." Arrives 

 in April ; departs in October. 



31. Aythya vallisneria. Canvas-back. — "Fairly common at Lake 

 Manitoba, but not generally breeding"(///«e). Breeding on Turtle Moun- 

 tain {Coues). 



;i2. Aythya marila nearctica. American Scaup Duck. Big Blue- 

 bill. — Common summer resident in Red River Valley, and northern part 

 of Assiniboine region at least. "A few breeding on Lake Winnipegoosis, 

 June, iSSi." Arrives late in April; departs in October. 



33. Aythya affinis. Le.sser Scaup Duck. Little Blue-bill. — Very 

 abundant summer resident all over. "Breeding more commonlv than the 

 preceding. 18S1."' 



34. Aythya collaris. Ring-necked Duck. Marsh Blue-bill. — In 

 Red River Vallev "abundant." "Breeding in the marshes of Waterhen 

 River, 1S81." 



35. Glaucionetta clangula americana. American Golden-eye. 

 Whistler. — Near Winnipeg, "common, breeding." Rare, breeding at 

 Portage La Prairie {Nas/i). "Tolerably common" at Qu'Appelle. "A 

 few breed in the Waterhen River marshes." "Breeds at Norway House." 



^6. Charitonetta albeola. Bufflehead. — Common summer resident 

 all over. Arrive^- April 15 ; departs in October. 



37. Oidemia deglandi. White-winged Scoter. — Found it appar- 

 ently breeding at Shell River, on the upper Assiniboine, July 6, 1882. At 

 Qu'Appelle it is a "common simimer visitant." In the Red River Valley, 

 scarce but regular. 



A single specimen of the Surf Scoter {Oidemia pcrspicillata) was 

 taken bv Mr. Guernsey at Qii'Appelle in the fall of 1883. 



38. Erismatura rubida. Ruddy Duck. — At Qii'Appelle, a common 

 summer visitant. At Portage la Prairie, "very rare summer resident" 

 {Nash). Red River Valley, "a few breed each year aboutLong Lake.'' 

 At Shoal Lake, breeding {Nash). Common and breeding at Turtle 

 Mountain and along the boundary west {Coues). 



39. Chen hyperborea nivalis. Greater Snow Goose. Wavey. — 

 Abundant spring migrant all over: less common in the fall. Arrives 

 Mav 15, and again in October. 



40 Anser albifrons gambeli. American White-fronted Goose. — 

 Secured one of a pair near Turtle Mountain, May 19, 1882. 



