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Genus Aythya. Boie. 



Subgenus " Aythya." 



35. Redhead. (American Pochard.) A. americana. 



" Transient Visitant," common. This fine duck 

 occurs in large flocks during the autumn migration 

 on our upper lakes, but is scarce at Lake St. Peter. 

 It affords capital sport, as it decoys well, and, when 

 alighting near the decoys, a flock generally bunches 

 together, so that a double shot results in a large 

 bag for sportsmen, some of whom consider them 

 better eating than the black duck and equally as 

 good as the canvas-back. Mr. Inglis says these 

 ducks were plentiful during the fall of 1892 on 

 Lake St. Louis, and continued so till the month of 

 December, when they moved off in a direct line for 

 Lake Champlain. During the daytime the redheads 

 were noticed by an old hunter of Lake St. Louis to 

 leave the lake and fly north, and to return again 

 in the afternoon, and he had not seen this duck 

 at the lake for the past six years. 



Subgenus " Aristonetta." Baird. 



36. Canvas-back. A. vallisneria. (Wils.) 



" Transient Visitant," rare. This duck resembles 

 the preceding one, and is excellent eating, especially 

 after it has been feeding for some time on wild 



