AVES. 47 



ANSERES. 



ANATIDAE. 



Fuligula rubida Wils. Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1843, vol. 6, 

 p. 324, pi. 399. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 21, fig. 4. 

 Fresh water chiefly; nests in marshes. 



Me. — Uncommon migrant, and rare summer resident. April- 

 May; (summer); Oct.-Nov. 



N. H. — Uncommon migrant, rare in summer; may breed 

 (Newfound Lake, July 11, 1901; Rye Beach, Aug. 22, 1879). 



Vt. — Uncommon migrant and rare summer resident (Lake 

 Memphremagog) . 



Mass. — Common migrant; very rare summer resident (Cape 

 Cod). Mar. 20-(summer); Sept. 30-Dec. 14 (Dec. 25, 1902, 

 Woods Hole; Jan. 9, 1909, Jamaica Plain). 



R. I. — Common migrant and occasional summer resident. 

 Mar.; Oct. 1-Dec. 22. 



Conn. — Common migrant, mainly in fall; rare in summer 

 (June 5, 1893, flock of 5, Portland). Spring; Oct.-Dec. 25. 



89. NoMONYX DOMiNicus (Linne) Ridgway. 

 Masked duck. 



Ridgway, Manual No. x\mer. birds, 1887, p. 114. 



Anas dominica Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 12, 1766, p. 201. "in 

 America meridionali." 



Erismatura dominica Eyt. Baird, Cassin, and Lawrence, Birds 

 of No. Amer., 1870, vol. 2, pi. 92. 



Fresh water; nests among rushes. 



Vt. — Accidental \-isitor (or escape): Alburgh Springs on Lake 

 Champlain. 



Mass. — Accidental visitor: Maiden, Aug. 27, 1889. 



90. Chen hyperborea (Pallas) Boie. 



Lesser snow goose; Mexican goose; Wavy; White brant. 



Ridgway, Manual No. x\mer. birds, 1887, p. 115. Dresser, 



