SURF SCOTER; SKUNK-HEAD COOT. 



166. Oidemia perspicillata. 20 in. 



Male black, with patch of white on fore- 

 head and another on the nape. Female 

 brownish-gray with patch of white in front 

 of each eye. Young birds also with a patch ^ 

 behind the eye. 



Nest. A feather-lined hollow en ground. 



Range. Breeds from Quebec, Keewatin 

 and northern British Columbia northward. 

 Winters south to Great Lakes and N. Car. 



RUDDY DUCK; BROAD-BILL DIPPER. 



167. Erismatiira jamaicensis. 15 in. 



Male in full plumage bright chestnut above 

 and on the breast. Crown black, cheeks 

 white. Usually the back is more or less 

 grayish. Female grayish, but showing traces 

 of the white cheek patch. 



Nest. Of grass and feathers on the 

 ground. Eggs large and grayish. 



Range. Breeds north from Me., Ont., 

 Mich., and southern Cal. 

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