36 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



ANSERES. 



ANATIDAE. 



EuROPAE MARiTiMis." Audubon, Birds of Anier., 1843, vol. 6, 

 p. 293, pi. 394. Egg, Seebohm, 1896, p. 42, pi. 13, fig. 2. 

 Fresh and salt water; nests in marshes. 



Me. — Rare migrant coastwise. April 14-23; Sept. 



N. H. — Rare migrant: Hampton; Rye Beach, Aug. 1872. 



Vt. — Rare migrant. 



Mass. — Rare migrant. Spring; Sept. 17-Nov. 7. 



R. I.— Rare migrant. April 10; Oct. 2-28. 



Conn. — Rare migrant. (Late July) x\ug.-Dec. 8. 



69. Dafila acuta (Linne) Bonaparte. 



Pintail; Gray duck (?) ; Pheasant duck; Sprigtail. 



Anas acuta Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 126. "in 

 EuROPAE MARITIMIS." Audubon, Birds of Ainer., 1843, p. 266, 

 pi. 390. Egg, Seebohm, 1896, p. 38, pi. 13, fig. 3. 



Fresh and salt water; nests in marshes. 



Me. — Rare migrant. Late Mar.-April; Sept. 20-Nov. 7 

 (late Nov.). 



N. H., Vt. — Rare migrant. 



Mass.— Rare migrant. (Feb. 21) Mar. 8-April 3; Sept. 11- 

 Dec. 21. 



R.I. — Uncommon migrant coastwise. Spring; Sept. 4. 



Conn. — Uncommon migrant; (?rare winter resident). Mar. 

 23; fall. 



70. Aix SPONSA (Linne) Bonaparte. 



Wood duck; Bride duck; Rainbow duck; Regal duck; Summer 

 duck. 



Anas sponsa Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 128. "ix 

 America septentrionali." Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1843, 

 vol. 6, p. 271, pi. 391. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 21, fig. 1. 



