(J. II. Merridiii — />ir</s of ('i)innrtiritt. !•_'.") 



liU' tliat lu' took twi) or tlirt'c spcciiiiciis :ili(»ut ( >ct(>l>fi- '-tli, ls7.">, in 

 tlu' SouikI iH'ar Milt'oi'd, Conn., and that lie docs not considir tlu'in 

 particularly rare at that season. Mr. \V. \\'. Coc has an iinniatwrc 

 8|>ec-inien taken at Sayl>rook, Dereinher sth, is74. .Mr. IJolicrt 

 Morris, of" this city, tells nie that he has kilted it late in -////// on the 

 West Haven meadows, and has also seen it, al>oiit the same time, and 

 early in August, on tlie Quinnipiac marshes. 



241. Aix sponsa (T,iniie) Boie. Wood Duck ; Summer Pufk. 



A tolerably cotnmon summer resident, breeding in lioles in trees. 

 Arrives in March (March 18, 1S76, Osbornt'), freipu'iiting fresh-water 

 ponds and streams, and lays in May, remaining into ()(tober. Za- 

 dock Thompson, speaking of its occurrence in Vermont, says. " Tlu' 

 Wood Duck is one of tiie most beautiful birds seen in this State, and 

 is one of the very few })ermanent residents here."* 



242. Fulignla marila (Linne) Stephens. Greater Scaup Duck ; Broad-bill ; 

 Blue-liill. 



A rather common winter resident. Taken at Stratford by Linsley, 

 Captain Brooks informs me that they are "plenty at (iuilford, Conn.'" 

 In spring Mr. Thos. Osborne has taken it as late as May 17th, (ls70). 



243. Fuligula affinis Eyton. Lesser Scaup Duck ; Blue-l)ill. 



A common winter resident. Much prized for the table. IJemains 

 till the middle or latter part of May (May 17, Osborne). Dr. Wood, 

 of East Windsor Hill, once killed it on the Connecticut river in his 

 vicinity. 



244. Fuligula COllaris (Donovan) Bonaparte. Ring-ucckcd Duck. 



It is not common, but may winter. Linsley took it at Str.it lord, 

 Conn. Mr. Geo. Bird Grinnell has secured several specimens of this 

 bird, in early spring, on the Sound, in the vicinity of Milford, Conn. 



245. Fuligula ferina. var. Americana (Eyton) Coues. Red-head; 



Pochard. 



Rare. Lindsley took it at Stratford. Tlie IJev. J. II. Hand writes 

 rae that he has taken it at Westbrook, Conn., but it is rare there. 

 * History of Vermont, p. 109, 1842. 



