BUFLE-HEAD. 



153. Charitonetta albeola. 14 in. 



Puffy head glossed with purple and green, 

 and with large white patch back of eye. 

 Rest of plumage black and white as shown. 

 Female gray, with white spot behind eye 

 and white speculum. Wonderful divers. 



Nest. In hollow trees. 



Range. Breeds from Ont, Mont, and Brit- 

 ish Columbia northward. Winters through- 

 out the U. S. where open water occurs. 

 OLD-SQUAW; LONG-TAILED DUCK. 



154. Harelda hyemalis. 21 in. 



In winter shown by the lower bird, the 

 breast being brown. In summer shown by 

 the flying bird. Female similar but with 

 short tail. 



Note. Loud, confused, musical gabbling. 



Nest. Of down on the ground. 



Range. Breeds in Arctic regions. Win- 

 ters from Greenland, the Great Lakes and 

 Aleutian Islands south to X. Car. and Cal. 

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