AMERICAN SCOTER 



163. Oidemia americana. 19 in. 



Adult male, entirely black; bill black with enlarged 

 base yellow; eye brown. Female plain brownish-black, 

 lighter below. All the Scoters are better known to 

 sportsmen as " coots," this species being the Butter- 

 billed Coot, while the female is the Gray Coot. 



Notes. A long musical whistle. (Elliott). 



Nest. On the ground usually well concealed. Their 

 6 to 10 eggs are a creamy buff color (2.50x1.70). 



Range. Breeds from Labrador northward. Winters 

 south to the Middle States and Lake States. 



WHITE-WINGED SCOTER 



165. Oidemia deglandi. 22 in. 



This species is the most abundant of the Scoters win- 

 tering off the New England coast, where they congregate 

 in immense " rafts," floating off shore. 



Nest. Concealed in long grass, lined with feathers; 

 5 to 8 buffy eggs (2.75x 1.85) ; June. 



Range. Breeds from North Dakota and Newfound- 

 land northward; winters in the northern half of U. S. 



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