28 BIRDS OF MAINE. 



Genus LOPHODYTES Reichenbach. 



47. (131). Lophodytes cucullatus (Linn.). Hooded Mer- 

 ganser. 



While this species is quite generally distributed throughout the 

 state in the migrations, it cannot be said to be common anywhere. 

 It breeds on some of our ponds and lakes. 



County Records. Androscoggiu, "fairly common migrant" (John- 

 son) ; Cumberland, "rare" (Mead), "common" (Brock) ; Franklin, "rare 

 migrant" (Richards) ; Hancock, "rare migrant" (Dorr) ; Kenuebec, 

 "very rare" (Dill) ; Knox, "rare migrant" (Rackliff) ; Oxford, "breeds 

 at Lake Umbagog" (Maynard's List of Birds of Coos Co., N. H., and 

 Oxford Co., Me., p. 30) ; Penobscot, "rare migrant" (Knight) ; Piscata- 

 quis, "common, breeds" (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "very few from fall to 

 spring" (Spinney) ; Somerset, "rare migrant" (Morrell) ; Washington, 

 "not rare, breeds" (Boardraan). 



Subfamily ANATINJE. River Ducks. 

 Genus ANAS Linnaeus. 



48. (132). Anas bofchsis Linn . Mallard. 



Th,e Mallard may be classed as a rare migrant throughout the 

 state, and an occasional winter resident along the coast. 



County Records. Aiidroscoggiu, "rare migrant" (Johnson) ; Cumber- 

 land, "rare" (Mead), "uncommon, chiefly transient, occasionally occur- 

 ring in winter" (Brown's Cat. Birds of Portland, p. 30) ; Hancock, "rare" 

 (Dorr) ; Kennebec, "very scarce" (Dill) ; Knox, "rare in winter" (Rack- 

 liff) ; Oxford, "very rare" (Nash) ; Penobscot, "I shot one last year" 

 (Hardy) ; Sagadahoc, "very few, fall to spring" (Spinney) ; Somerset, 

 "accidental, one shot Nov. 7th, 1893" (Morrell) ; Washington, "acciden- 

 tal" (Boardmau). 



49. (133). Anas obscura Gfmel. Black Duck. 



A very common summer resident on many of our streams and 

 lakes. Along the coast it is resident although much rarer in win- 

 ter than at other seasons. 



County Records Audroscoggiu, "common summer resident" (John- 

 sou) ; Aroostook, "breeds" (Batchelder in Bull. Nut. Oru. Club, Vol. 7, 

 p. 151) ; Cumberland, "common" (Brock) ; Franklin, "common summer 

 resident" (Swain) ; Hancock, "common resident" (Dorr) ; Kenuebec 

 (Dill) ; Knox, "resident" (Rackliff) ; Oxford, "breeds" (Nash) ; Penob- 

 scot, "breeds commonly along secluded streams and ponds" (Knight) ; 

 Piscataquis, "common, breeds" (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "plenty, a few 

 in summer" (Spinney) ; Somerset, "common summer resident" (Morrell) ; 

 Waldo, "breeds to some extent" (Knight); AVashingtou, "common" 

 (Boardman) ; York, "migrant" (Adams). 



