BIRDS OF MAINE. 29 



Submenus CHAULELASMUS Bonaparte. 



50. (135). Anas strepera Linn. Gadwall. 



An accidental visitor to the state which has only been recorded 

 from two counties. 



County Records. Cumberland, "two specimens, April 20, 1879'' 

 (Smith's List of Birds of Maine, Forest and Stream, Vol. 20, p. 125) ; 

 Washington, "accidental" (Boardman). 



Subgenus MARECA Stephens. 



51. (137). Anas americana Gmel. Baldpate. 



A not uncommon migrant along the coast, rarer in the interior. 

 Breeds north of our limits. 



County Records. Audroscoggin, "migrant" (Johnson) ; Cumberland, 

 "often common" (Brock) ; Hancock, "rare" (Dorr) ; Oxford, "very rare" 

 (Nash) ; Penobscot, "one shot at Monument Brook" (Hardy) ; Sagada- 

 hoc, "very few spring and fall" (Spinney) ; Washington "very rare" 

 (Boardmau). 



Subgenus NETTION Kaup. 



52. (139). Anas carolinensis Gmel. Green-winged Teal. 



A quite common migrant throughout the state, occurs in greater 

 numbers in the fall. It is not known to nest in the state. 



County Records. Androscoggin, "fairly common migrant" (Johnson) ; 

 Cumberland, "common" (Brock); Hancock, "rare" (Dorr); Kennebec 

 (Dill) ; Knox, "rare migrant" (Rackliflf) ; Oxford, "common" (Nash) ; 

 Penobscot, "rare in migrations" (Lord) ; Sagadahoc, "very few spring 

 and fall" (Spinney) ; Somerset, "not common migrant" (Morrell) ; 

 Washington, "not common" (Boardman). 



Subgenus QUERQUEDULA Stephens. 



53. (140). Anas discors Linn. Blue-winged Teal. 



This little Duck occurs chiefly as a migrant, and is quite com- 

 mon in the spring and fall. A few remain to nest in the extreme 

 northern and eastern counties. 



County Records. Androscoggin, "fairly common migrant" (Johnson) ; 

 Cumberland, "common" (Brock) ; Franklin, "rare migrant" (Richards) ; 

 Hancock, (Dorr) ; Kenuebec, (Dill) ; Knox, "rare migrant" (Rackliff) ; 

 Oxford, "quite common" (Nash) ; Peuobscot, "seemingly a quite rare 

 migrant" (Knight) ; Piscataquis, "rare" (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "com- 

 mon spring and fail" (Spinney) ; Somerset, "common migrant" (Mor- 

 rell) ; Washington, "common, breeds" (Boardman). 



