AYES. 41 



AXSERES. 



AX ATI DAE. 



77. Claxgula islandica (Gmelin) Bonaparre. 



Barrow's goldeneye. 



A?ias islandica Gmelin, Syst. nat., 1788, vol. 1, pt. 2, p. oil. 



"iX ISLAXDIA." 



Clangida harrovii Swainson and Richardson, Fauna Boreali- 

 Amer., 1831, vol. 2, p. 456, pi. 70. 



Fresh and salt water; nests in hollow trees. 



Me. — Rare winter visitor coastwise. Jan.-April. 

 X. H. — Rare winter ^-isitor: Little Bay, Portsmouth. 

 Vt. — Erroneously recorded. 



Mass. — Rare winter visitor coastwise. Dec. 7-Feb. 22. 

 Coxx". — Rare ^^-inter ^-isitor coastwise : off Portland, Xov. 14, 

 1867. 



78. Charitox'ETTa albeola (Linne) Stejneger. 



Bufflehead; Bumble-bee duck; Butterball; Devil diver; Dipper; 

 Hell diver; Spirit duck. 



Anas albeola Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 124. "Amer- 

 ica." 



Fidigida albeola (Linne). Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1843, vol. 

 6, p. 369, pi. 408. 



Fresh and salt water; nests in hollow trees. 



^Ie. — Common migrant and on south coast an uncommon winter 

 resident; said to nest in Washington Co. Late Oct.-April (May 

 11) (summer). 



X. IT. — Uncommon migrant and rare winter resident chiefly 

 coastwise. INIar.-April; Oct .-Xov. (winter). 



Vt. — Uncommon migrant. 



Mass. — Uncommon migrant and rare winter resident. Mar. 11- 

 April 8; Oct. 9-Dec. 23 (winter). 



