52 COUES, BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND. 



Aythya vallisneria Bonap. — Canvass Back. Chiefly 

 winter resident. Not abundant. 



No. 1185, (J. Chesapeake Bay. R. Brookhouse, 1867. 



Bucephala Americana Baird. Golden-eye. Common 

 winter resident. 



No. 1131, ?. Essex Co. S. Jillson, 1855. 



Bucephala Islandica Baird. Barrow's Golden-eye. 

 There can be no doubt that this species, at least occasion- 

 ally if not regularly, visits the whole of New England. 

 It is recorded from the St. Lawrence, and as far south as 

 New York City. Its only record from New England, so 

 far as I am aware, is Calais, Me., "winter, very rare;" 

 {Boardm., p. 129.) For some interesting notes con- 

 cerning it, see Elliot, Ann. Lye. N. H. N. Y., vii, Jan., 

 1862. 



Bucephala albeola Baird. — Buffle Head. Butter Ball. 



Abundant. Winter resident. 



No. 1103, ,J. Essex Co. S. Jillson, 1855. 

 No. 1104, ?. " " " " " 



Histrionicus torquaius ^on. — Harlequin. Rare winter 

 visitant along the coast. Known to breed, rarely, on the 

 islands in the Bay of Fundy (Boardm., p. 130). 



Harelda glacialis Leach. — Long-tailed Duck. Com- 

 mon winter resident. 



No. 1123, <?, summer. Essex Co. S. Jillson, 1856. 

 No. 1080, S, winter. " " " " 1855. 



No. 1117, ?, " " " " " " 



Camptolcemus Labradorius Gray. — Labrador Duck. 

 Rare winter visitant. (Omitted from /S'am., 0. 0.) 



Melanetta velvetina Baird. — Velvet Duck. White- 

 winged " Coot/' Common winter resident, chiefly along 

 the coast. 



No. 1119, ^. Essex Co. A. F. Bosson. 



FelionettaperspicillataK-du-p.—Surl Duck. Abundant 

 winter resident. 

 No. 1099. Essex Co. 



CEdemia Americana Swains. — Scoter. Common win- 

 ter resident. 



No. 1100, $. Essex Co. 

 No. 1116, ?. " " A. E. Bosson. 



No. 291, young. Chesapeake Bay. E. Brookhouse, Nov., 1867. 

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