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winter visitant. Formerly, like most of the ducks, more common 

 than now (Brewer, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, II, Apr., 1877, 4G). 



264. Camptolsemus labradorius Gray. LABRADOR DUCK. For- 

 merly a rare winter visitant; probably now nearly extinct. 



265. Somateria mollissima Leach. EIDKR DUCK. Common 

 spring and autumn visitant, some remaining in winter. 



266. Somateria spectabilis Leach. KING EIDER. Rare winter 

 visitant. 



267. CEdemia atnericana Swain. SCOTER. Abundant in spring 

 and fall and common in winter. 



268. CEdemia fusca Swain. VELVET SCOTER; WHITE-WINGED 

 COOT. Common winter visitant. 



269. CEdemia perspicillata Fleming. SURF DUCK. Common 

 winter visitant. 



270. Erismatura rubida Bon. RUDDY DUCK. Rather common 

 winter visitant, but most numerous in fall and spring. 



271. Mergus merganser Linn. GOOSANDER; MERGANSER. Com- 

 mon winter visitant, but most numerous in fall and spring. 



272. Mergus ser rat or Lin n. RED-BREASTED MERGANSER. Abun- 

 dant in spring and fall, many remaining in winter. 



273. Mergus cucullatus Linn. HOODED MERGANSER. Rather 

 common spring and autumn visitant, many remaining in winter, and 

 perhaps in summer. 



274. Sula bassana Linn. GANNET; SOLAN GOOSE. Common 

 winter visitant. 



275. Pelecanus trachyrhynchus Lath. WHITE PELICAN. Now 

 accidental; formerly common (Allen, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, I, Sept., 

 187G, GO). The only recent correct record of its capture appears to be 

 North Scituate, Oct. G, 1876 (Punlie, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, II, Jan., 

 1877, 22). Tho specimens reported by me (Am. Nat., Ill, Feb., 1870, 

 640) as taken at Ipswich and Nantucket were found later to be P. 

 fuscus. (Sec remarks under P. fuscus.} 



276. Pelecanus fuscus Linn. BROWN PELICAN. Accidental. 

 Ipswich (Maynard, Nat. Guide, 1870, 149 ; erroneously noticed by me 

 under the head of the preceding species in Am. Nat., Ill, 640). Nan- 

 tucket (Allen, Am. Nat., Ill, Feb., 1870, 640, but wrongly given as P. 

 erythrorhynchus}. Corrected in a note added to last page of author's 

 extras, in which it is stated that "from information just received there 

 is every reason for believing that this flock" of White Pelicans, men- 

 tioned on page 40 (of extras) as having visited Nantucket Island, 

 "were Brown Pelicans." 



277. Graculus carbo Gray. COMMON CORMORANT. Common 

 winter resident. 



278. Graculus dilophus Gray. DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT. 

 Not uncommon in winter. 



