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59. SOMATERIA DRESSERI. American eider ; "sea-duck "; "metik." 

 Common summer resident in southern part. 



60. SOMATERIA SPECTABILIS. King eider; "king duck." 

 Abundant transient visitor; not uncommon summer resident 



in the north. 



61. OIDEMIA AMERICANA. American scoter ; "butter-bill coot." 

 Common transient visitor ; rare summer resident. 



62. OIDEMIA DEGLANDI. White-winged scoter; "brass-wing diver." 

 Abundant summer resident. 



63. OIDEMIA PERSPICILLATA. Surf scoter; "bottle-nosed diver." 

 Abundant summer resident. 



64. ERISMATURA JAMAICENSIS. Ruddy duck. 

 Uncommon summer resident on shores of Hudson Bay. 



65. CHEN HYPERBOREA NIVALIS. Greater snow goose; "wavey." 

 Very rare summer resident in northwest ; common transient visitor 



on shores of Hudson Bay. 



66. CHEN C^RULESCIUS. Blue goose; "blue wavey." 

 Common transient visitor on shores of Hudson Bay. 



67. ANSER ALBIFRONS GAMBELI. American white-fronted goose. 

 Accidental visitor. 



68. BRANTA CANADENSIS. Canada goose. 

 Common summer resident. 



69. BRANTA BERNICLA GLAUCOGASTRA. White-bellied brant. 

 Abundant transient visitor locally. 



70. OLOR COLUMBIANUS. Whistling swan. 

 Very rare summer resident in northwest. 



71. BOTAURUS LENTIGINOSUS. American bittern. 

 Very rare summer resident in southwest. 



72. ARDEA HERODIAS. Great blue heron. 

 Accidental visitor. 



73. FLORIDA CCERRLEA. Little blue heron. 

 Accidental visitor. 



74. NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAX N^VIUS. Black-crowned night- 



heron. 

 Accidental visitor. 



75. RALLUS VIRGINIANUS. Virginia rail. 

 Accidental visitor. 



76. PORZANA CAROLINA. Sora. 

 Accidental visitor. 



77. FULICA AMERICANA. American coot. 

 Accidental visitor. 



78. CRYMOPHILUS FULICARIUS. Red phalarope. 

 Common transient visitor ; rare summer resident. 



79. PHALAROPUS LOBATUS. Northern phalarope. 

 Common summer resident. 



