94 BIRDS OF THE NEW YORK CITY REGION 



stripe and stand out as several shades lighter than Black 

 Ducks. 



Long Island. Uncommon transient, rare in winter. A few 

 birds breed, undoubtedly feral. March 11, 1922 (Montauk, Gris- 

 com and LaDow) to May 6; August 12 to December 20. 



ORIENT. Uncommon transient and winter visitant, October 

 8, 1908 to May 6, 1907. 



MASTIC. Fairly common transient; August 12, 1917 is 

 the earliest fall date; the latest spring is April 28, 1917. 



LONG BEACH. Very rare; March 26, 1911 (Griscom, Hix, 

 and Rogers) ; March 23 and 30, 1922 (Bicknell) ; December 20, 

 1917 (Bicknell), and November 16, 1921 (Bicknell); two late 

 January and one early February record (Bicknell); summer 

 records refer to feral birds. 



New York State. Apparently now very rare. No recent 

 records in our area, except near Ossining, where it is uncommon 

 (Brandreth). 



BRONX REGION. Feral birds are now common throughout 

 the year, and truly wild birds cannot be satisfactorily differ- 

 entiated. 



New Jersey. Reported as fairly common formerly at Morris- 

 town (Thurber); as uncommon at Summit (Hann). Unknown at 

 Boonton (Carter); at Montclair (Howland). Uncommon but 

 regular on the Newark Marshes (Urner). The earliest fall arrival 

 date before me is September 18, 1921, Newark Marshes (Urner). 

 ENGLEWOOD REGION. Uncomon transient, rare in winter, 

 most numerous in spring. March 7, 1910 (Griscom and 

 LaDow) to April 23, 1922 (Griscom); October 11, 1911 (Gris- 

 com and LaDow) to December 4, 1904 (Hix). 



BLACK DUCK (Anas rubripes) 



The most abundant and best known of our fresh-water 

 ducks, though the term is misleading so far as this species is 

 concerned, as it does not hesitate to put right out to sea. 

 It breeds commonly on the eastern half of Long Island, and 

 now a few pairs nest every year as far west as Long Beach. 

 Truly wild birds are not definitely known to breed along the 

 Hudson, as they formerly did commonly. In northern New 

 Jersey there is no definite proof of nesting at the present time, 



