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85 (153) Clangula albeola (Linnaeus) Stephens. 



BUFFLE-HEAD. 



S^tf .—Bucephala albeola; Charitonetta albeola. 



Status — Common winter visitant throughout the State, but more particularly on salt and 

 brackish water coastwise. 



86 (154) Harelda hyemalis (Linnaeus) Brehm. 



OtD-SQUAW. 



Syn. — Harelda glacialis; Clangula hyemalis. 



Status — Rather rare midwinter visitant; recorded at intervals along the seacoast south to 

 San Diego Bay; more frequent northerly. 



87 (155) Histrionicus histrionicus (Linnaeus) Boucard. 



Harlequin Duck. 



Syn. — Histrionicus torquatus\ Histrionicus tnimitus\ Cosmonetta histrionica. 

 Status— Fairly common in summer along certain streams of the west slope of the Sierras, 

 where it is known to breed ; occurs also as a visitant along the seacoast (Monterey). 



88 (162) Somateria spectabilis (Linnaeus) Leach. 



King Eider. 



Status — Known only from the record by H. W. Henshaw of a specimen taken in winter- 

 off Blackpoint, San Francisco. 



89 (163) Oidemia americana Swainson. 



American Scoter. 



Status — Rather rare winter visitant coastwise; recorded south to Santa Catalina Island. 



90 (165) Oidemia deglandi Bonaparte. 



White-winged Scoter. 



vSyn. — Oidemia fusca; Ulelanetta velvetina. 



Status — Common winter visitant along our whole seacoast; a few, probably non-breed- 

 ers, remain through the summer, 



91 (166) Oidemia perspicillata (Linnaeus) Stephens. 



Surf Scoter. 



Syn. — Pelionetta trou'bridgei ; Pelionetta perspicillata ; CEdemia perspicillata var. trow- 



bridgei. 

 Status — Abundant winter visitant along our whole seacoast ; a few remain through the 



summer but are not known to breed. 



92 (167) Erismatura jamaicensis (Gmelin) Salvadori. 



Rui>D\ Duck. 



Syn. — Erism,atura rubida. 



Status — Common resident in suitable localities throughout the State; breeds at numerous 

 lakes and ponds in the interior. 



