i.i , l:> 



t. North,- h,-iiii^.h,T. ; Lr. ,-i* in th fr north, an.!, in America, 

 wint. r ait far Mouth a* tin- uj.|H-r Mi^i M i|-|,i Vl| P y an-l Virginia. 



Wanhiiiirton, rare W \j !. I...| lir |,lm,,|, tthim.lanl tt \ 



N..V. 1 to Aj.l. 1 ., tol.-rubly ...tuiiion \V \ . |,. . 4 ,,, A| ,| ,; 



<'umbriilirc, riith.-r . -..111111. >n in <>,-t. mi. I 



Arf, on tlio grouiul near watt-r, under low bunhes or Ull graMea. Kitot, 

 ix to twelve, jwlc bluixh t instil with "liv,-, -jn;, x 1-49, 



I.. The Auk for IHU-J, pp. 330-JW7, Mr. George II. Mac kay give* a 

 capital account ( ,f ttu- hal.ils ,.f this ^perio in (>l ,r water-. II. * peaks 

 of them as the swift, ->t flying us wdl as ili- n,.i>i,-t (in th- -(.ring) of 

 all the sea fowl which tarry with us, ami -jives tlh-ir.M.rious s<-..l,iingor 

 talking notes as o-onr-<>-<n--oiigh, tijh-outjh-ftjh. Tlu-ir flight is g,-n- 

 erally near thr wal,-r. ami whrn shut at while flying they sometimes 

 dive from the wing. He also mentions their habit of towering, usually 

 in thr afternoon, collect ing in niil.l weather in large fl.-ks if umlis'- 

 t urlied, and going up in cin-l.-s s<, high as to be scarcely discernible, 

 often coming down with a rush and great velo< ily. a portion of the 

 flock scattering ami reining <l.wn in a zigzag course similar to the 

 Scoters when whistled dm\n." 



1 66. Histrionicus histrionicu* / // / HARLEQIIN Di <. Ad. a. 

 Center of tin- emwn l.la.-k. iiiarcined l,y white un-l rut.. us; front i>f the Bides 

 of the hea.1. n sjv.t ..n the ear, u stri|K- t.aek of it, iin.l a c.-llur uroim.l the back 

 and Hide* of the neck white; rest of the liea.l ami throat rich .nluty blue; a 

 band in front of the win* white, margined with black ; inner mpdm white; 

 back and bn-ost bluish ilatc ; U-lly fuseous; r.i.le. rufous chestnut. A>l. 9. 

 Front of the heml whitish ; awhile n|>ot on the earn; u||x-r |.art brownish 

 Attcoiu; throat, bn-n>t, uri.l .->i.les lighter; belly L'niyisli brown, nmrgineil with 

 whitish. I... 17 >*: W., 7-*0; Tar., 1-W; B., 1-05. 



.."Northern North America, breeding fn-m Nt-ufoundland, the 

 northern Rooky Mountains, ami the Sierra Nevada, northward; south in 

 winter to the Mi.l.lle Smt.s an.l raliforn'm" A. <>. U.). 

 .' Islun.l. rap- W. V. 



"n the jrmuml or in hollow tum]>s near water, f'yyt, *\x to ei^ht, 

 yellowinh buff or grevn'mti yellow, 8-30 x 1 _' 



I'nlike other members of this subfamily, tliis s|>ecies passes the 

 breeding season on rapid dashing streams, but during the winter it 

 occurs tot a Sea Duck off our more northern coasts. 



166. Camptolaimns labradorius '"/.' I.OIKAIM.K Hi.: 

 PimltMK I/. ^. < 'enter "f crown black : rest of hea.l, thn>at. ami uj>|^-r 

 n.. -k white: a Muck band an>un<l tin- l..u. r m-<-k .-oiini <-ti ! behiixi with the 

 blaok back; |>rininrie fumim*. n->t of winr white; fmnt an.l iil of the 

 upj-cr bn-ait white, lower breast an.l belly black. .{!. 9. Browninh jrrajr, 

 the K()o<-ulum white. Im. t, . Like the 9 , but with the throat and t-ivl 

 Uie greater wing-c>vcrt) white. I... _. \\ Tar., 1'50; B., 1'58. 



