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A U ' SUBGENUS MELANITTA. BOIE. 



120 (165) OIDEMIA DEQLANDI. BONAP. White-winged Scoter Duck. White- 



winged Coot. 



Northern North America, breeding from Labrador, northward ; south, 

 in winter, to North Carolina ; common on New England coast 

 during migrations. 



121 (166) OIDEMIA PERSPIC1LLATA. (LINN.) Surf Scoter Duck. Skunk-head 



Coot. 



Northern North America, on both Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and 

 interior lakes ; breeds far north ; south, in winter, to Florida ; 

 accidental in Cuba and Jamaica ; a common Coot of New England 

 gunners. 



GENUS ERISMATURA. BONAP. 



122 (167) ERISMATURA JAMAICENS1S. (GMEL.) Ruddy Duck. 



Ranges throughout North America, breeding nearly throughout its 

 range ; winters in the Southern States and along Gulf ; common in 

 Florida ; also in West Indies, and northern South America. 



GENUS NOMONYX. Rmuw. 



123 (168) NOMONYX DOMINICUS. (LiNN.) Masked Duck. 



Tropical species ; accidental in eastern United States ; specimens have 

 been taken in New York, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts. 



Subfamily ANSERINE. Geese. 

 GENUS CHEN. BOIE. 



124 (169) CHEN HYPERBOREA. (PALL.) Lesser Snow Goose. 



Rare in eastern United States ; accidental on New England coast ; 

 occurs in Illinois ; common on Pacific coast ; breeds in Alaska. 



125 (169a) Chen hyperborea nivalis. (FORST.) Greater Snow Goose. 



Eastern race of preceding species, the principal difference being in size ; 

 exact breeding range unknown; winters on Atlantic coast from 

 Virginia to Cuba. 



126 (169 1 ) CHEN OERULESCENS. (LiNN.) Blue Goose. 



Little known species, breeding about Hudson Bay, migrating south 

 in winter, through Mississippi Valley to Gulf coast ; apparently not 

 common anywhere. 



GENUS ANSER. BRISS. 



127 (171) ANSER ALBIFRONS. (GMEL.) White-fronted Goose. 



European species ; recorded from Greenland. 



128 (171a) Anser albifrons gambeli. (HARTL.) American White-fronted Goose. 



Larger than European species ; occurs throughout North America ; 

 breeding far north and ranging, winter, south to Mexico and Cuba. 



