100 BIRDS OF THE NEW YORK <SITY REGION 



; MASTIC. Common transient in the fall, arriving as early 

 as August 12, 1917; once in spring, April 16, 1922. 



LONG BEACH. Very rare transient; August 28 (Braislin) 

 to September 10, 1916 (Hix); May 5, 1912 (Charles Johnston 

 and Griscom). 



New York State. Formerly common on the Hudson, no recent 

 records. 



BRONX REGION. Very rare; April 16 to 26, 1905 (Beebe and 



Wiegmann); March 18, 1914 on Jerome Reservoir (Wiegmann). 



New Jersey. Formerly common, now very rare. One recent 



record at Boonton (Carter); September 19, 1920, Newark Marshes 



(Urner); a pair on the Dead River near Mt. Bethel, April 2, 1911 



(Griscom and LaDow). Otherwise unrecorded near the city except 



at Englewood. 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Formerly common (Cornelius 

 Demarest). Now rare. April 3, 1920 (Griscom) to April 

 14, 1910 (Griscom and LaDow); October 15, 1922 (Hix) 

 to October 28, 1911 (Griscom and LaDow). 



SHOVELLER (Spatula clypeata) 



The drake Shoveller is unmistakable even at a great dis- 

 tance. Its tremendous bill gives it a queer effect forward, 

 and the striking dark and white pattern of its plumage, with 

 the great amount of white in the wing, is readily observed. 

 The female looks much like a Blue-winged Teal with a very 

 long bill. This species has always been rare on Long Island, 

 and it is not without significance that it has never been seen 

 there by the present-day field ornithologists. Indeed it is 

 doubtful if it occurs as frequently as the European Widgeon. 

 Long Island. Rare transient. February 12 to March 19; 

 October 1 to November 29. 



MASTIC. Rare visitant; October 14, 1916 (two birds 

 killed by Dr. Rolfe Floyd). 



New York State. One record at Ossining in October (Fisher) ; 

 three birds shot there in the fall in the past 7 years (Brandreth). 

 BRONX REGION. A fine drake seen on the Baychester 

 marshes March 22, 1920 (L. N. Nichols). 

 New Jersey. 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Casual on Overpeck Creek. Listed 

 by Cornelius Demarest. Mr. J. A. Weber has seen a specimen 



