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white, forking upward behind eye and to back of head; chest a rich 

 chestnut; remaining parts a bewildering pattern of purple, blue, green, 

 black, white, and brown. 



Female: Identified by white patch surrounding and extending back- 

 ward from eye; gaudy colors of male lacking. 



Southern California W. V. Recorded rarely during recent 

 years, though not uncommon locally in central California. Nests in 

 hollow trees. 



SCAUP DUCK 



(148. Mania marila) 18 in. 



Male: Fore parts black; back finely waved black and white (ap- 

 pears dull white at a distance); sides lighter; belly white. 



Female: Brown; back dusky, gray-edged; breast and belly dull 

 white; whitish around base of bill. 



The "Black Jack" or "Big Blue-bill" of hunters. 



W.V. Rare. Confined mostly to ocean and tide-bays. 



AMERICAN GOLDEN-EYE 



(151. Glaucionetta clangula americana) 20 in. 



Male: Back and head black, with large, round, white spot at 

 corner of mouth; neck and under parts white; wings white and black. 



Female: Dusky brown above, gray-edged; head and upper neck 

 deep brown; chest gray; breast white. 



Nests in hollow trees or stumps. Popularly named "Whistler." 



W. V. Rare generally. Recorded twice from Arizona and a half- 

 dozen times from southern California. 



AMERICAN SCOTER 



(163. Oidemia americana) 20 in. 



Male: Wholly black; a large yellow knob at base of upper mandible. 



Female: Dusky gray above; pale gray-brown below, feathers 

 gray-edged; crown dark, contrasting with gray throat and cheeks. 

 Smaller (17 in.). 



Ocean, with other species of Scoters. W. V. Rare. Only two 

 definite records for this region. 



ROSS GOOSE 



(170. Chen rossi) 21 in. 



Wholly white, except black primaries. Bill relatively much smaller 

 than that of the Snow Goose. 



Immatures: Gray-streaked above; gray-washed generally. 



Reported as formerly common in southern California, but ap- 

 parently no records since 1901. 



