M.A IUVKS. H3 



Washington, not rare, W. V. I,,,,- NUnd, A. V. Sing Sing, A. V., Apl. 

 Cambridge, casual ; "i v-\. 



>n the ground, HI unuwy slough* or marshy lake sides. Kyyi, ix to 

 twelve, similar in color to those of tin- two preceding specie*, 8*28 x 1-63. 



Thi> i-i more of n fresh-water liinl than either of tin- preceding. It 

 is not common in (In* Atlantic States north of Florida, where during 

 the winter il i* nl>iindnnt <>n fresh-water lake*. 



151. Glaucionetta clangula. amcricana I'- >. //. . AMERICA* 

 KM.; Win-.Tt.KK. A-l. ' . llnid ami throat dark, glossy yrttn, a 

 circular white patch ut tin* base <>t the bill measurim:, along tlu- bill, IttM 

 than half an i'<-A in hi-'n.'ht ; invk ull uroun.l, l>r<-ii>t, U-lly, xj-wl part of 

 wing-covert*, Hprculum, and ni<t of tin- m-upulan* white; rwt of plumage 

 Mack. .4</. 9. Head and throat ciniiainon-lpwn. fr>- iu--k white; upper 

 bnwt, back, and nidus ashy gray IxinK-rcd with k. r ni\ i-h ; w in/-.-..vcrt.^ ti|.|^.l 

 with whit-; ^|M^ululll, lower bn-ost. und bvlly whit.-. I... -JO-IHI; \V., HW; B. 

 from anterior inaiyin >f white patch t> anterior margin of nontril, I'OO; from 

 anterior margin of nostril t tip, -~:>. 



Range. North Amcric:i. bn-i-din^ from Manitoba and Maine northward, 

 an.i wintering from the southern limit <>f it.s breeding range to Cuba. 



Washington, not rare, \V. V. I.nng Wand, common T. V. and W. V^ 

 Nov. 15 to Apl. 15. Sing Sing, common T. V. and W. V., Nov. to May. 

 Cambridge, rather common, Oct. and Nov. 



JVJMtf, in a dump or hollow tree. Eyg*, six to ten, pale bluish, 2-35 x 1-75. 



The rapidly moving wings of most Ducks make a whistling sound, 

 but this species excels in wing music. As a diver it can also claim 

 high rank. 



158. Glaucionetta islandica ffm* HARROW'* GOLDEK-ITE. 



Ail, i. Head and throat dark, glossy, />ur f ,i;*h hint, an irremilar, immewhat 



^prrf-ffi^-i*hu|H-d white patch at the base of the bill measuring, alonir the 



bill, about one inch in height; neck all around, hrcost. Iwlly. si>eculuni, lewwr 



wing-coverts, ends of greater ones, and the shaft part of the scapulars white; 



rest of the plumage l.lack. A,l. , . K.-s.-mblei. the ? of the pn,Tdin L - 



in color; there, is some diU'en-nce in the si/.i- mid pro|H,rti..ns of the bill, but 



the two birds can not always be distiinrui-di.d with certainty. W.. 



from anterior margin of white patch to anterior margin "f nostril, -80; from 



anterior margin ofnrwtril to tip, -66. 



Jtemartt.Jhe males of this and the preceding |M-eiti may always be 

 distinguished by the difference in the color of the head and size and shape of 

 the white spot at the base of the bill. 



Rangt. Breeds in the far north Greenland, Iceland, and Alaska and 

 southward in the Rocky Mountains; winters as far south as Illinois and Vir- 

 ginia. 



Washington, A. V., one record. Lorn; Island. A V. 



A**, in a stump or hollow tree. Eyyt, six to ten, pale bluish, 8-40 x KO. 

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