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245a. Branta canadensis " var. hutchinsi " Coues. Huxcnixs' 

 GOOSE. Less common than var. canadensis. Formerly more abun- 

 dant than at present (Brewer, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, II, Apr., 1877, 

 46). 



246. Anas boschas Linn. MALLARD. Rare in spring and fall. 

 *247. Anas obscura Gmel. BLACK DUCK. Abundant winter resi- 

 dent and rare in summer; doubtless formerly regularly resident the 

 whole year. 



248. Dafila acuta Jcnyns. PIN-TAIL DUCK. Rare winter visi- 

 tant. 



249. Chaulelasmus strep ems Gray. GADWALL; GRAY DUCK. 

 Rather rare spring and autumn visitant. 



250. Mareca americana Steph. BALDPATE; AMERICAN WIDG- 

 EON. Spring and autumn visitant. 



251. Querquedula discors Steph. BLUE-WINGED TEAL. Rather 

 common spring and autumn migrant; formerly doubtless a summer 

 resident. 



252. Querquedula carolinensis Steph. GREEN-WINGED TEAL. 

 Common spring and autumn migrant. 



253. Spatula clypeata Boie. SHOVELLER. Rare spring and 

 autumn vi>itant. It was formerly, judging from its present breeding 

 range in the interior, a frequent summer resident. 



*254. Aix sponsa Boie. WOOD DUCK ; SUMMER DUCK. Common 

 summer resident. 



255. Fuligula marila Steph. GREATER BLACKHEAD ; SCAUP DUCK. 

 Not common spring and autumn visitant, some remaining in winter. 



255cz. Fuligula marila var. affinis Allen. LESSER BLACKHEAD. 

 Not common in spring and fall. 



256. Fuligula collaris Bon. RING-NECKED DUCK. Rare spring 

 and autumn migrant. 



257. Fuligula ferina var. americana Coues. REDHEAD; POCH- 

 ARD. Rare spring and autumn migrant. 



258. Fuligula vallisneria Steph. CANVASS-BACK. Very rare 

 spring and autumn visitant. 



259. Bucephala clangula Gray. GOLDEN-EYED DUCK; WHIS- 

 TLER. Common winter resident. 



260. Bucephala islandica Baird. BARROW'S GOLDEN-EYE. 

 Rare winter visitant. Only recently added to the fauna of the state 

 on record of its actual capture (Brewster, Am. Nat., VI, May, 1872, 

 30G). 



261. Bucephala albeola Baird. BUFFLE-HEAD; BUTTER-BALL. 

 Common winter visitant. 



262. Harelda glacialis Leach. LONG-TAILED DUCK; OLD WIFE; 

 OLD SQUAW. Common winter visitant. 



263. Histrionicus torquatus Bon. HARLEQUIN DUCK. Rare 



