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BRANT GOOSE. Bernicla brenta, (Pallas) Steph. 



MALLARD. Anas boscas, Linne. 



BLACK DUCK. Anas obscura, Gmelin. 



GAD WALL. Chaulelasmus streperus, (Linne) Gray. 



PIN-TAIL DUCK ; SPRIG-TAIL DUCK. Dafila acuta, (Linne) Bonap. 



BALDPATE. Mareca americana, (Gmel.) Steph. 



SHOVELLER ; SHOVELLER DUCK. Spatula clypeata, (Linne) Boie. 



BLUE-WINGED TEAL. Querquedula discors, (Linne) Steph. 



GREEN-WINGED TEAL. Nettion carolinensis, (Gmel.) Baird. 



WOOD DUCK ; SUMMER DUCK. Aix sponsa, (Linn6) Boie. 



SCAUP DUCK ; BIG BLACK-HEAD. Fulix marila, (Linne) Baird. 



LITTLE BLACK-HEAD. Fulix affinis, (Eyt.) Baird. 



RING-BILLED BLACKHEAD : RING-NECKED DUCK. Fulix coUaris, (Donov.) 

 Baird. 



CANVAS-BACK. .^lythyia vallisneria, (Wils.) Boie. 



REDHEAD, .ffiytbyia americana, (Eyt.) Bp. 



AMERICAN GOLDEN-EYE. Clangula glaucium americana, (Bp.) Ridgway. 



BUTTERHEAD ; BUFFLEHEAD. Clangula alveola, (Linne) Steph. 

 ? LONG-TAILED DUCK ; OLD SQUAW. Harelda glacialis, (Linne) Leach. 

 ? AMERICAN SCOTER. (E Jemia americana, Sw. and Rich. 

 ? AMERICAN VELVET SCOTER. Melanetta velvetina, (Cassin) Baird. 

 ? SURF DUCK. Pelionetta perspicillata, (Linne) Kaup. 



AMERICAN SHELDRAKE. Mergus merganser americanus, (Cassin) Ridg- 

 way. 



RED-BREASTED SHELDRAKE. Mergus serrator, Linne. 



HOODED SHELDRAKE. Lophodytes cucuUatus, (Linne) Reich. 



ORDER STEGANOPODES. TOTIPALMATE BIRDS. 



Toes entirely webbed ; the hinder one lengthened. Bill horny, but 

 never lamellate. A prominent gular pouch. 



A tolerably large group of medium sized or large birds, aquatic and 

 largely marine. Fish-eating. Well distributed over the globe. 



TACHYPETID^E. 

 FRIGATE PELICAN ; MAN-OF-WAR BIRD. Tachypetes aquila, (Linne) Vieil. 



