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many Surf Scoters pass casi ihrou^i^h Vincyarcl Souiul, say three 

 or four Hocks of from fifty to seventy-five birds each (lurin<^ an hour. 

 On their way north in April, the Surf and American vScoters usually 

 make their appearance before the White-vvin^s. The migration 

 of the Scoters is so mixed that I have rarely separated the entries 

 in my earlier notes (nuich to my regret now). I can therefore 

 only give data in most instances of the combined migrati(jn. 

 In order that some idea may be formed as to the time when these 

 defined movements occur, I copy the following from my notes. 

 My place of observation in the spring was Seconnet Point, 

 Rhode Island; in the autunui at .Straitsmouth Island, Cape Ann, 

 Mass. 



1862, Oct. II. Large flight of Scoters going south. 



1S62, Oct. 12. Q^iite a movement going south. 



1862, Oct. 14. An enormous fight of Scoters going south; wind 

 east, blowing hard; shot a great many , lost some, but saved fifty and 

 one Canada Goose. 



1862, Oct. 15. A fiight going south. 



186^, Oct. 13. Large fiight going south; blowing very hard from the 

 south. 



1866, Sept. 25. A small number going south; windS. E. witii fog and 

 ra i n . 



1866, Sept. 29. Oolite a number of old Scoters fiying south, far out 

 from shore; weather very calm. 



1866, Oct. I. A small movement of o/rl American and Surf Scoters 

 going south; wind blowing hard before daylight, but moderated at that 

 time. 



1866, Oct 2. Shot Blue-bill Widgeon in company with Scoters. 



1866, Oct. 6. Some Scoters fiying; wind N.W., cold. 



1S66, Oct. 9. Qiiile a flight of Scoters in the morning; blowing hard 

 from the east. 



1866, Oct. 10. A large flight going south with wind east, moderate; 

 mostly White-wings; first flight of them seen this year. Birds flying 

 high.^ 



1566, Oct. II. The Scoters all flying high again today, weather very 

 moderate, wind southeast. Scarcely any birds after 10 a.m. 



1567, Oct. S. Considerable fiight of White-wings going south; wind 

 northwest in the morning; died away, and went around the compass to 

 west about noon. Two Red-head Ducks (Ay^/iya americana) shot today . 



1869, April 2S-26. Qiiite a movement to the eastward, mostly White- 

 wings and Surf Scoters ; also a few American Scoters. 



1870, April 26. Large flight of the three varieties of Scoters eastward; 

 the best day this spring; wind S. W., moderate, warm, fine weather. 



1875, April 24-27. A fiight towards the eastward, wind S. W., moderate. 



