^ BIRDS OF MASSACHUSETTS 



Cohasset : " Very rare in fall, occasionally killed in November.'' Essex 

 County: "Winter. Very rare." 



141. CEdemia americana Swains. AMERICAN SCOTER. 



A not uncommon migrant and winter resident along the coast 

 Occasional inland. This species seems to be decreasing yearly.* 



September 10 to April 25 (May 9). 



Bristol County : " Common winter visitor along the coast." Cambridge : 

 Occasional in fall. Cohasset : " Common in fall, in proportion of about 

 one to ten of CE. deglandi." Essex County : " October to May. Abun- 

 dant." Ipswich : " Common off shore in winter." Nantucket : " Com- 

 mon." Templeton : "Not rare in the autumn on the large ponds." 

 Wellesley : " Casual in fall on lakes." 



142. CEdemia deglandi Bonap. WHITE-WINGED SCOTER. 

 An abundant migrant and common winter resident on the coast. 



Barren or crippled birds often summer along shore. Occasional 

 inland. The spring migration of these birds to the westward 

 between the dates of May 7 and 25, is of especial interest, the 

 birds turning inland near Noank, Connecticut, and proceeding 

 northward by the Connecticut River and Hudson River routes.* 



September 28 to May 25. Summer. 



Berkshire: A flight in the autumn of 189:5, at Cheshire Reservoir. 

 Bristol County: "Abundant winter visitor along the coast." Cambridge: 

 Occasional in fall. Cohasset: ''Abundant in fall and winter; a few- 

 stay all summer." Essex County: "October to Mav. Abundant." 

 Ipswich : " Abundant in winter, October to April." Nantucket : " Com- 

 mon." Springfield: "Rare." Wellesley: "Casual, sometimes not un- 

 common on lakes in fall." 



143. CEdemia perspicillata (Linn.). SURF SCOTER. 



An abundant migrant and common winter resident on the coast. 

 Barren or crippled birds often summer along shore. Casual 

 inland.* 



September 28 to May 9. Summer. 



Bristol County : " Common winter visitant along the coast." Cambridge: 

 Occasional in fall. Cohasset: "Abundant in fall; common in winter. 

 A few stay all summer." Essex County: " October to May. Abundant." 



* Mackay; Auk, Vol. VIII, No. 3, July, 1891, pp. 279-290. 



