92 BIRDS OF THE NEW YORK CITY REGION 



MASTIC. Common transient, rare in winter; October to 

 June 1, 1918. 



LONG BEACH. Abundant transient, regular in winter, 

 frequently summering; September 23, 1917 (L. N. Nichols) 

 to June 18, 1921 (Janvrin). 



New York State. Regular off Staten Island (Chapin and 

 Cleaves); very rare on the Hudson except in the Tappan Zee 

 section, where it occurs irregularly (Brandreth). 



CENTRAL PARK. Casual visitor to the Reservoir, April 10, 

 1909 (Griscom); October 25, 1909 (Hix). 



BRONX REGION. Rare winter visitant to the Sound; re- 

 ported three times in December (L. N. Nichols); once in 

 January (C. L. Lewis). 



New Jersey. Occasional in spring on Newark Bay (Urner). 

 Of casual occurrence on the reservoir at Boonton, April 18, 1921 and 

 May 5, 1920 (Carter). No other records away from the coast 

 except at Englewood. 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Very rare visitant. One record for 

 the Hudson, April 5, 1914 (A. A. Saunders and Griscom). One 

 record for Overpeck Creek, spring of 1917 (J. A. Weber). 



HOODED MERGANSER (Lophodytes cucullatus} 

 According to old records this beautiful duck was rather 

 rare on Long Island, but common elsewhere near New York 

 City in suitable localities. Its status on Long Island does not 

 seem to have changed materially, but elsewhere it is now a 

 very rare bird, and ten years have gone by with scarcely a 

 record near the city. The last three years, however, indicate 

 a decided increase. The drake is absolutely unmistakable; 

 the female and young are much smaller than the other two 

 Mergansers and much darker. 



Long Island. Uncommon transient, rare in winter, casual in 

 summer. Now very rare at the western end of the island, only two 

 recent records. Hempstead, March 11, 1917 (J. T. Nichols) and 

 Prospect Park, Brooklyn, November 15, 1914 (Fleischer). March 

 11 to May; November 2 to December 14. June 13, 1891, 2 9 at 

 Canarsie. 



ORIENT. Sometimes common fall transient, rare in winter 

 and spring. November 2, 1913 to April 5, 1912 (Gardiner's 

 Island, Harper and Griscom). Once in summer, June and 

 July 1906. 



