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Adult birds have been seen on six occasions at Cherr}' Pond : 

 one on August 7, 1906 ; one on September 24 and two on Octo- 

 ber 5, 1907 ; one on September 25, 1908 ; one in flight from the 

 pond on September 3, 1910, seenb}^ Mr. M. C. Blake and myself ; 

 and one on the wing, September 22, 1910. The last two birds 

 were in the plumage of the adult male; the others were in the 

 plumage of the female. 



19. Harelda hyemalis. OivD-souaw. 



Mr. Spaulding has in his collection a pair shot on the Lan- 

 caster meadows during high water in the spring of 1909, the da)?- 

 being April 17. He states that he also "saw one that was shot 

 on the river near South Lancaster a few years ago." 



20. Oidemia americana. Scoter. 



Mr. Spaulding states that he has two fall records of birds 

 shot on Martin Meadow Pond in October. One of these records, 

 as given in Dr. Allen's " Birds of New Hampshire," is, "on 

 October 12, 1894, two gunners brought in four, three males and 

 one female, shot from a flock of eight." One of these birds is 

 in Mr. Spaulding's collection. 



21. Oidemia perspicillata. Surf Scoter. 



Mr. Marble furnishes two records. A flock of six birds was 

 seen by him on Saco Lake in front of the Crawford House on 

 September 27, 1905, four of which were secured. On Septem- 

 ber 28, 1907, a single bird was seen on the same lake. Mr. 

 Marble writes me, "I saw this bird before and after it was shot." 



22. Erismatura jamaicensis. Ruddy Duck, 



A rare migrant. On September 22, 1910, when paddling 

 on Cherry Pond with Messrs. C. A. Merrill, R. M. Marble, and 

 my assistant, a small duck was seen, which upon nearer approach 

 proved to be a Ruddy Duck. At length we obtained views of 

 the bird less than a hundred feet awa)'. When it took wing it 

 flew close to the water and soon lit in again. A second similar 

 duck was seen in flight. The presence of these two Ruddy 

 Ducks furnishes the first record for the region. 



