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44. (153.) Charitonetta albeola (Linn.). 363. 

 Buffle-head. 



Synonyms: Clangula albeola, Bucephala albeola, Fuligula al- 

 beola. Anas albeola. 

 Buffle-headed Duck, Butter Duck, Butter-ball, Dipper, Spir- 

 it Duck, Dipper Duck, Butter-box, Hell-diver. 



Kirtland, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1838, 166, 187. 



The little Buffle-head is common during the migrations, 

 both spring and autumn. It visits the smaller lakes and 

 ponds, where it is oftener seen than on larger waters. It is 

 not wary, trusting to its agility in diving for protection. 

 There is no likelihood that it breeds within the state, but it 

 may remain all winter in suitable localities well south. 



Its migrations occupy the last week in March and the 

 first two weeks in April. It appears to be less common 

 during its southward migration, which begins early in Octo- 

 ber and continues well into November, or later. 



45. (154.) Harelda Hyemalis (Linn.). 363. 

 Old-squaw. 



Synonyms: Harelda glacialis. Anas glacialis, A. hyemalis, Clan- 

 gula hiemalis, C. hyemalis. 

 Long-tailed Duck, Old-wife, South-southerly. 



Wheaton, Ohio Agri. Report, 1860, 370, 378. 



This is a winter duck, sometimes passing to the south- 

 ern border of the state. It is not at all regular even in the 

 northern part, and does not appear to be governed wholly 

 by weather conditions. During some winters it is decidedly 

 numerous anywhere on the lake front, and may venture well 

 inland upon the smaller lakes and reservoirs, to the Ohio 

 river, and several winters may pass without another visita- 

 tion. Specimens have been taken from the gill nets off Lo- 

 rain in five fathoms of water where they had dived for fish 

 and became tangled in the nets and drowned. Several 

 spent the winter of 1901-03 on the lake shore in Lorain 

 county. 



