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San Francisco, in winter of 1879-80 (Henshaw, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, v, 1880, 
p. 189). 
94 (163) Oidemia americana Swainson 
AMERICAN SCOTER 
Status—Rather rare winter visitant coastwise. Recorded as follows: Areata 
Bay, Humboldt County (F. J. Smith, MS) ; San Francisco (Newberry, Pac. R. R. 
Rep., vi, 1857, p. 104) ; San Francisco Bay near Redwood City( Littlejohn, Con- 
dor, xIv, 1912, p. 41) ; Point Pinos, near Monterey (Beck, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 
4th ser., m1, 1910, p. 69) ; Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County (A. K. Fisher, N. 
Amer. Fauna no. 7, 1893, p. 18) ; Santa Barbara (J. G. Cooper, Auk, rv, 1887, p. 
87) ; coast of Los Angeles County and Santa Catalina Island (J. Grinnell, Bds. 
Los Angeles Co., 1898, p. 12). 
95 (165) Oidemia deglandi Bonaparte 
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER 
Synonyms—Oidemia fusca; Melanetta velvetina; Velvet Duck; White- 
winged Coot. 
Status—Common winter visitant along the entire seacoast. Southernmost 
record: San Diego (Belding, MS). Non-breeding birds remain throughout the 
summer on San Francisco and Monterey bays, and south as far as San Miguel 
Island (Willett, Condor, xm, 1910, p. 173), and Santa Barbara (Torrey, Condor, 
x, 1910, p. 204). 
96 (166) Oidemia perspicillata (Linnaeus) 
SurF Scorer ; 
Synonyms—Oedemia perspicillata var. trowbridgci; Pelionetta perspicil- 
lata; Pelionetta trowbridgei; Sea Coot; Surf Duck. 
Status—Abundant winter visitant along our whole seacoast ; confined almost 
exclusively to salt water. Occasional non-breeding birds remain all summer. 
97 (167) Erismatura jamaicensis (Gmelin) 
Ruppy Duck 
Synonyms—Lrismatura rubida; Erismatura dominicensis. 
Status—Common resident in suitable localities throughout the state; in 
winter on San Francisco and Tomales bays (J. and J. W. Mailliard, MS), other- 
wise on fresh water. Many breeding records from the southern half of the state; 
northernmost: on the coast, Santa Cruz (Ingersoll, Orn. & Ool., 1x, 1884, p. 15) ; 
interiorly, Tule Lake, on Oregon line (H. C. Bryant, Condor, xvr, 1914, p. 230) ; 
southernmost: Escondido, San Diego County (Sharp, Condor, rx, 1907, p. 86), 
and San Diego (Belding, MS). 
98 (169) Chen hyperboreus hyperboreus (Pallas) 
LESSER SNOW GOOSE 
Synonyms—Anser hyperboreus; Chen albatus; Anser albatus; Chen hyper- 
borea nivalis. 
