AVES. 41 



ANSERES. 



ANATIDAE. 



77. CLANGULA ISLANDICA (Gmelin) Bonaparte. 



Barrow's goldeneye. 

 Anas islandica Gmelin, Syst. nat., 1788, vol. 1, pt. 2, p. 541. 



"IN ISLANDIA." 



C languid barrovii Swainson and Richardson, Fauna Boreali- 

 Amer., 1831, vol. 2, p. 456, pi. 70. 



Fresh and salt water; nests in hollow trees. 



ME. Rare winter visitor coastwise. Jan.-April. 

 N. H. Rare winter visitor: Little Bay, Portsmouth. 

 VT. Erroneously recorded. 



MASS. Rare winter visitor coastwise. Dec. 7-Feb. 22. 

 CONN. Rare winter visitor coastwise: off Portland, Nov. 14, 

 1867. 



78. CHARITONETTA ALBEOLA (Linne") Stejneger. 



Bufflehead; Bumble-bee duck; Butter ball; Devil diver; Dipper; 

 Hell diver; Spirit duck. 



Anas albeola Linne", Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 124. " AMER- 

 ICA." 



Fuligula albeola (Linne"). Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1843, vol. 

 6, p. 369, pi. 408. 



Fresh and salt water; nests in hollow trees. 



ME. Common migrant and on south coast an uncommon winter 

 resident; said to nest in Washington Co. Late Oct. -April (May 

 11) (summer). 



N. H. Uncommon migrant and rare winter resident chiefly 

 coastwise. Mar.-April; Oct.-Nov. (winter). 



VT. Uncommon migrant. / 



MASS. Uncommon migrant and rare winter resident. Mar. 1 1- 

 April 8; Oct. 9-Dec. 23 (winter). 



