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XXXVIII. — On the Occurrence^ withiii the Lhnits of the 

 United States^ of Barrow's Oolden Eye, Bucephala. Island- 

 icA (Gmel.) Baird. 



By D. G. Eluot, F.Z.8. 

 E«ad January 2Tth, 1863. 



Within a few years past, certain species of ducks (always 

 before considered as natives of other countries, or else restricted 

 in their migrations, by unknown causes, to the distant seas of 

 the frozen north, but never wandering so far to the southward 

 as to approach within the boundaries of the United States), 

 have been discovered hanging up at the stalls of the different 

 poultry venders in the Fulton and Washington Markets of this 

 city. 



Among tlie species, I may here mention the Mareca Pene- 

 lope, or English Widgeon, first noticed by Mr. George N". Law- 

 rence, in a communication to J. P. Giraud, Esq., and j)ublished 

 by the latter gentleman in his " Birds of Long Island." 



Mr. Lawrence obtained his specimen in Fulton Market, but 

 it was unfortunately picked, with the exception of the head 

 and upper part of the neck and wings. Since that time this 

 duck has been frequently shot along our coast, and has very 

 properly been included as belonging to our fauna, and not a 

 mere straggler to our shores. I have a very fine specimen in 

 my cabinet in perfect plumage, of a male of this species, which 

 was killed in the state of Illinois in the vicinity of Chicago, thus 

 leaving no doubt upon my mind that these birds are accus- 

 tomed to ascend and descend the Mississippi river in their 

 annual migrations, and are in all probability to be met with 

 during the spring and fall, associating with the myriads of 

 ducks found upon the prairies of the far west. 



Another species, now considered as justly belonging to the 

 Birds of America, is the JSettion Crecca, or English Green 



