46 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



ANSERES. 



ANATIDAE. 



R. I. Common migrant and winter resident, mainly coastwise; 

 a few non-breeding birds summer offshore. Sept. 15-May; sum- 

 mer. 



CONN. Abundant migrant and common winter resident, mainly 

 coastwise; a few non-breeding birds summer offshore. Oct. 4- 

 May 15; summer. 



87. OIDEMIA PERSPICILLATA (Linne*) Stephens. 



Surf scoter; Baldheaded coot; Box coot; Gray coot; Hollow- 

 billed coot; Patch-bill coot; Patch-poll coot; Sea coot: 

 Skunk-head. 



Chapman, Handb. birds east. No. Amer., 1895, p. 118. 

 Anas perspicillata Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 125. 

 "CANADA." 



Fuligula perspicillata (Linne). Audubon, Birds of Amer., 

 1843, vol. 6, p. 337, pi. 402. Egg, Seebohm, 1896, p. 52, pi. 15, 

 fig. 2. 



Salt water mainly; nests on the ground. 



ME., N. H. Common migrant and winter resident mainly 

 coastwise; a few non-breeding birds summer offshore. 



VT. Rare migrant: Bradford. 



MASS. Common migrant and winter resident coastwise; a 

 few non-breeding birds summer offshore. Sept. 4-May 9; sum- 

 mer. 



R. I. Common migrant and winter resident coastwise; a few 

 non- breeding birds summer offshore. Sept. 1-May 21; summer. 



CONN. Common migrant and winter resident; a few non-breed- 

 ing birds summer offshore. Sept.-April; summer. 



88. ERISMATURA JAMAICENSIS (Gmelin) Salvadori. 



Ruddy duck; Booby; Broadbill; Dumb-bird; Foolish coot. 

 Anas jamaicensis Gmel., Syst. nat., 1788, vol. 1, pt. 2, p. 519. 

 "JAMAICA." 



