AMERICAN GOLDEN-EYE 



151. Clangula clangula americana. 20 in. 



Head puffy, or slightly crested. Male with greenish 

 head and a round white spot between bill and eye. 

 Female with a brownish head and white speculum. 



Notes. A hoarse croak, rarely uttered. 



Nest. Tn cavities of hollow trees near ponds or on 

 the banks of streams. to 10 grayish green eggs (?.30x 

 1.70) ; June. 



Range. Breeds from the northern parts of the north- 

 ern tier of states, northward; winters throughout the 

 U. S. 



BARROW GOLDEN-EYE 

 152. Clangula islandica. 20 in. 



Head bluish with a white crescent at base of bill; 

 eye bright yellow in both this and the last species; 

 female practically indistinguishable from the preceding, 

 although the bill of the present species is shorter and 

 comparatively higher at the base. 



Range. Breeds from Northern U. S. north to Labra- 

 dor and Alaska, and in the Rockies, south to Colorado; 

 winters in the northern half of the U. S. 



