LIST OF THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 337 



*■ °^ "• SuiJGENUS MELANITTA. Boie. 



120 (165) OIDEMIA DEGLANDI. Bo>fAP. White=winged Scoter Duck. White- 



winged Coot. 



Northern North America, breeding from Labrador, northward ; south, 

 in winter, to North Carolina ; common on New England coast 

 during migrations. 



121 (166) OIDEMIA PERSPICILLAT A. (Linn.) Surf Scoter Duclc. Sliunk-liead 



Coot. 

 Northern North America, on both Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and 

 interior lakes ; breeds far north ; south, in winter, to Florida ; 

 accidental in Cuba and Jamaica ; a common Coot of New England 

 gunners. 



Genus ERISMATURA. Bonap. 



122 (167) ERISMATURA JAMAICENSIS. (Gmel.) Ruddy Duck. 



Ranges throughout North America, breeding nearly throughout its 

 range ; winters in the Southern States and along Gulf ; common in 

 Florida ; also in West Indies, and northern South America. 



Gends NOMONYX. Riu.av. 



123 (168) NOMONYX DOMINICUS. (Linn.) Masked Duck. 



Tropical species ; accidental in eastern United States ; specimens have 

 been taken in New York, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts. 



Subfamily AN5ERIN/E. Geese. 



Genus CHEN. Boik. 



124 (169) CHEN HYPERBOREA. (Pall.) Lesser Snow Qoose. 



Rare in eastern United States ; accidental on New England coast ; 

 occurs in Illinois ; common on Pacific coast ; breeds in Alaska. 



125 (169«) Chen hyperborea nivalis. (Forst.) Greater Snow Goose. 



Eastern race of preceding species, the principal difference being in size ; 

 exact breeding range unknown ; winters on Atlantic coast from 

 Virginia to Cuba. 



126 (169") CHEN CCERULESCENS. (Linn.) Blue Goose. 



Little known species, breeding about Hudson Bay, migrating south 

 in winter, through Mississippi Valley to Gulf coast ; apparently not 

 common anywhere. 



Genus ANSER. Briss. 



127 (171) ANSER ALBIFRONS. (Gmel.) Wliite-fronted Qoose. 



European species ; recorded from Greenland. 



128 (171a) Anser alhifrons gambeli. (Hartl.) American White-fronted Goose. 



Larger than European species ; occurs throughout North America ; 

 breeding far north and ranging, winter, south to Mexico and Cuba. 



