EATON BIRDS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. 23 



162. Somateria spectabilis (Linn.) King eider. 



Winter visitant; occasional. In November and December, 1877, 

 was quite common near Buffalo Auk, 1880, p. 62. Has been taken 

 several times on Oneida Lake See R. & B. p. 108. Also on Cayuga 

 Lake L. A. Fuertes. 



163. Oidemia americana Swains. American scoter. 

 Transient and winter visitant ; fairly common. Rarely seen in 



spring (May) ; most common in October. Found on the lakes. 



165. Oidemia deglandi Bonap. White- winged scoter. 

 Transient visitant; common for a short time in May and October. 



Found on the lakes. 



1 66. Oidemia perspicillata (Linn.) Surf scoter. 



Transient visitant; common in autumn. Oct. i Nov. 10. Old 

 birds are of rare occurrence. Uncommon in the spring. Found on 

 the lakes, rarely on small ponds. 



167. Erismatura jamaicensis (Gmel.) Ruddy duck. 

 Transient visitant ; fairly common. March 25. April 20; Sept. 



25. Oct. 30. Much more common in the fall than in the spring. 

 Frequents the lakes and bays, but sometimes found on the smaller 

 ponds. 



1693. Chen hyperborea nivalis (Forst. ) Greater snow goose. 



Winter visitant ; rare. Chautauqua Lake, See Bui. Buf. Soc. 

 Nat. Sci., Vol. 4, page 34. Buffalo, " occasional winter visitor" 

 Berg. p. 6. 



i7ia. Anser albifrons gambeli (Haiti.) American white-fronted 

 goose. 



Chautauqua Lake, See Bui. Buf. Soc. Nat. Sci., Vol. 4, page 34. 



172. Branta canadensis (Linn.) Canada goose. 



Transient visitant ; common. Mar. 10. April 25 ; Oct. i. Nov. 

 30. Sometimes seen in Dec. and Jan. Frequents our larger bodies 

 of water, visiting meadows and wheatfields to feed. 



1723. Branta canadensis hutchinsii (Rich.) Hutchins's goose. 

 Transient visitant; rarely captured. Gaines, 1888 Auk. 16, 

 P- 93- 



