AVES. 31 



ANSERES. 



ANATIDAE. 



R. I. — Common migrant and winter resident coastwise; a few 

 non-breeding birds summer offshore. Oct. 29-May 19 (summer). 



Conn. — Common migrant and winter resident, mainly coast- 

 wise. Fall-April 14. 



59. LoPHODYTES cucuLLATUS (Linne) Reichenbach. 



Hooded Merganser; Hairy-crown; Hairy-head; Hooded shell- 

 drake; Sawbill diver; Water pheasant. 



Mergus cucullatus Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 129. 

 "America." Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1843, vol. 6, p. 402, pi. 

 413. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 21, fig. 7. 



Fresh water mainly; nests in hollow trees. 



Me. — Rare migrant and summer resident. Mar. 31-May; sum- 

 mer; Sept .-late Nov. 



N. H. — Rare migrant and summer resident (Lake Umbagog). 

 Mar.-Nov. 



Vt. — Rare summer resident. Mar. 27-Sept. 



Mass. — Uncommon migrant. Mar. 18-April 18; (Aug. 11, 

 Cambridge) Oct. 7-Nov. 30 (Dec. 22). 



R. I. — Uncommon migrant and rare winter resident. Oct.- 

 May. 



Conn. — Uncommon migrant and rare winter resident. Nov.- 

 Mar. 6. 



60. Anas platyrhynchos Linne. 



Mallard; Greenhead; Wild mallard. 



Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 125. "in Europae 



MARITIMIS." 



Anas boschas Linne. Audubon, Birds of iVmer., 1843, vol. 6, 

 p. 236, pi. 385. 



Rivers, ponds, and in migrations, seacoasts; nests in marshes. 



