14 The Wilson Bulletin — No. 82. 



wateliing the surf for food washed ashore. Four gulls of tnis 

 species thus occupied were seeu at Lake Huron in the city of liar 

 risville on October 27. 



4. Mergits americanus. — Merganser. Two adult males flew east 

 over the village dwellings on October 10 and another two passed 

 west over the same route on November 5. They did not patronize 

 the local lakes and were doubtless passing between Lake Huron 

 and Hubbard lake. 



5. Lophodytes ciicnUatits. — Hooded Merganser. On Octoiier 17 

 we explored Hubbard lake in a launch and flushed six small fiocks 

 of this merganser. We examined five females shot by sportsmen 

 on the lake October 20. 



G. Nettion carolinense. — Green-winged Teal. An adult female 

 was secured on the West Branch on October 20. 



7. Marila americana. — Red-head. A flock of seven appeared on 

 Hubbard lake on October IS and a female was secured. 



8. Marila affinis. — Lesser Scaup Duck. A pair came from the 

 w^est and dropped into Brownlee lake on October 8, where they 

 remained three days. On October 14, among the ducks driven into 

 the West Branch by the rough sea on the lake were six of this 

 species. A male and two females were on " mud pond " November 

 7 and flew east when flushed. 



9. Charitonetta alheola. — Bufile-head. Small flocks were on 

 the West Branch on October 14 and later were scattered about 

 the lake, where three females were taken on the 18th. A fema'.',' 

 was shot on Brownlee lake November 2 and a pair noted there No- 

 vember 5. 



10. Oideinia americana. — Scoter. The three species of scoters 

 were of similar habits and differed from the other ducks on Hub- 

 bard lake by preferring the deep water and remaining there in 

 spite of the roughest seas we experienced. On October 14 we came 

 upon a flock of americana consisting of two pairs and secured a 

 female. Mr. Love secured a female on the IGth. while a pair was 

 seen on the 17th and two females were secured on the 20th. 



11. Oidcinia deglandi. — Wliite-winged Scoter. A flock of eight 

 was flushed on October 14 and a single male on the 16th. This 

 species was more wary than americana and none were secured. 

 The white wing patch is very conspicuous in the dark plumage of 

 the adult male while in flight. 



12. Oidcmia perspiciUata. — Surf Scoter. We had the pleasure of 

 examining a female secured on Hubbard lake by Mr. Love on Oc- 

 tober 13. The bird allowed him to approach within gunshot range, 

 when it dove and reappeared nearer the boat. 



13. Branta canadensis canadensis. — Canada Goose. During the 

 last week in October a deer hunter shot one from a flock about 



