ANNOTATED LIST OF SPECIES C? 



April to last of May; August to November 26. 



Amherst : Not rare near the Connecticut, and occasional in Amherst. 

 Berkshire : "Transient visitant in the autumn." Brookline : "Formerly 

 not uncommon." Bristol County : " Uncommon transient visitor. It may 

 winter." Cambridge : Rare in spring. Very common [at least formerly]. 

 Cohasset : "Formerly common, now rare." Dedham : An uncommon 

 regular fall visitor. Essex County : " September, common. Spring, 

 rare." Ipswich: " Uncommon transient visitant." Nantucket : " Scarce." 

 Springfield : " A common autumn but rare spring visitor." Seen also 

 repeatedly in midsummer. Templeton : "Rare accidental visitor." 

 Wellesley : " Rather scarce migrant." 



130. Spatula clypeata (Linn.). SHOVELLER DUCK. 



Formerly a not uncommon migrant, but since 1890 of exceed- 

 ingly rare occurrence in the State, and now to be considered prac- 

 tically accidental. 



September 25 ; Spring. 



Amherst: Taken once or twice at Northampton. Berkshire: " Ex- 

 tremely rare spring and (autumn ?) transient." Cohasset: "Occasional." 

 Essex County: "Autumn. Rare." Nantucket: One instance. Spring- 

 field : " Accidental visitor." 



131. Nyroca americana (Eyt). RED-HEADED DUCK. 



A not uncommon autumn migrant on the coast south of Cape Cod, 

 but rare in spring. A few winter. To the north of the Cape 

 decidedly less common. A pair was observed on a small pond at 

 Waltham, October 7, 1899, by Mr. H. 13. Bigelow. 



October 7 to March 20. 



Berkshire: Said to have been taken at Pittsfield. Bristol County: 

 Rare transient visitor to the ponds." Cambridge : Casual, one instance, 

 October. Cohasset: "Formerly rather rare, now accidental." Essex 

 County: " Fall and winter. Yerv rare." Nantucket: " Fairlv common." 

 Springfield: Rare autumn visitor." Wellesley: "Migrant. Casual." 



132. Nyroca vallisneria (Wils.). CANVAS-BACK DUCK. 



A very rare autumn migrant on the coast. Has been reported 

 from Bridgewater, Cohasset, Essex County, Fresh Pond at Cam- 

 bridge, Nantucket, Newburyport, Plymouth County, Springfield, 

 Taunton and Wellesley. 



October 24 to December 18; March 20 to 31. 



Bristol County : "One record: Taunton, fall of 1884." Cambridge: 



