AVES. 33 



ANSERES. 



ANATIDAE. 



EUROPAE AQUIS DULCifius." Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1843, 

 vol. 6, p. 254, pi. 388. Egg, Seebohm, 1896, p. 37, pi. 14, fig. 3. 

 Fresh and salt water; nests in marshes. 



ME. Rare migrant. April 29, 1879 (Scarborough); Oct. 27- 

 29. 



N. H. Rare migrant: Hampton; Portsmouth, spring. 



VT. Rare migrant: Otter Creek, spring 1879; St. Albans. 



MASS. Rare migrant. Oct. 2-Nov. 1. 



R. L Rare migrant. Feb. 26-May 4; Oct. 8-Dec. 1. i i 



CONN. Rare migrant. Aug.-Oct. 14. 



63. MARECA PENELOPE (Linne) Selby. 

 Widgeon; European widgeon. 



Anas penelope Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 126. "IN 

 EUROPAE MARITIMIS & PALUDIBUS." Salvadori, Cat. birds of 

 British mus., 1895, vol. 27, p. 227. Dresser, Birds of Europe, 

 1871-81, vol. 6, pis. [432, 433]. Egg, Seebohm, 1896, p. 38, pi. 13, 

 fig- 4. . 



Fresh and salt water; nests on the ground. 



VT. Doubtfully recorded. 



MASS. Accidental visitor: Halifax, Oct. 20, 1899; Marblehead, 

 Dec. 29, 1900; Mass. ? (Samuels). 



\{. I. Accidental visitor: Middletown, Sept. 20, 1889. 



64. MARECA AMERICANA (Gmelin) Stephens. 



Baldpate; American widgeon. 



Anas americana GmeL, Syst. nat., 1788, vol. 1, pt. 2, p. 526. 

 "AMERICA A CAYENNA INSULISQUE VICINI OCEANI AD SINUM HUD- 

 SONIS." Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1843, vol. 6, p. 259, pi. 389. 



Fresh and salt water; nests in marsHes. 



