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13. Anas boschas. Mallard. — Winter resident. 



14. Anas obscura. Black Duck. — Resident. Occasionally remains 

 to breed. Common in winter. 



15. Mareca americana. Baldpate. — Winter resident. Mr. Wool- 

 man gives it as unusually abundant during winter of 1903-04. 



16. Nettion carolinensis. Green-winged Teal. — Winter resident. 



17. Querquedula discors. Blue-winged Teal. — Winter resident. 



18. Spatula clypeata. Shoveller. — Winter resident. Included in 

 Woolman's list. 



19. Dafila acuta. Pintail. — Winter resident. 



20. Aix sponsa. Wood Duck. — Summer resident. Breeds regularly, 

 but not abundantly, throughout the State. 



21. Aythya americana. Redhead. — Winter resident. Given by 

 Woolman. 



22. Aythya vallisneria. Canvasback. — Winter resident. One shot 

 by H. C. Webb, near Odessa, March 22, 1903. Given by Woolman. 



23. Aythya marila. Scaup Duck. — Winter resident. 



24. Aythya affinis. Lesser Scaup Duck. — Winter resident. 



25. Clangula clangula americana. American Golden-eye. — Winter 

 resident. Included in Bush's list. 



26. Charitonetta albeola. Buffle-head. — Winter resident. 



27. Harelda hyemalis. Old Squaw. — Winter resident. A mounted 

 specimen seen in a private collection at Dover, October, 1903. 



28. Somateria spectabilis. King Eider. — Straggler. Two Eiders 

 recorded by Mr. Woolman were presumably of this species. 



29. Oidemia americana. American Scoter. — Winter resident. 



30. Oidemia deglandi. White-winged Scoter. — ■ Winter resident. 



31. Erismatura jamaicensis. Ruddy Duck. — Winter resident. 



32. Chen hyperborea nivalis. Greater Snow Goose.— Winter resi- 

 dent. Occurs at rare intervals. On Woolman's list. 



33. Branta canadensis. Canada Goose. — Winter resident. 



34. Branta bernicla. Brant. Winter resident. 



35. Olor columbianus. Whistling Swan. — Winter resident. Ex- 

 tremely rare on Rehobeth Bay. 



36. Botaurus lentiginosus. American Bittern. — Summer resident. 

 Common in spring and fall ; rare during nesting season. 



37. Ardetta exilis. Least Bittern. — Summer resident. 



38. Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron. — Resident. 



39. Herodias egretta. American Egret. — Straggler. 



40. Butorides virescens. Green Heron. — Summer resident. 



41. Nycticorax nycticorax naevius. Black-crowned Night Heron. — 

 Summer resident. 



42. Rallus elegans. King Rail. — Resident. Not uncommon through- 

 out summer; rarely winters. 



43. Rallus crepitans. Clapper Rail. — Summer resident. 



44. Rallus virginianus. Virginia Rail. — Summer resident. 



