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March 25 they were seen at Polo, Ill, and April 4 at Red Wing, Minn. 
In the spring of 1885 the first were noted at Shawneetown, II1., Feb- 
ruary 27, Emporia, Kans., March 13, Des Moines, Iowa, March 24, 
Laporte City, Iowa, March 30, Fernwood, Ill., March 31, New Cassel 
and Luck, Wis, April 4, and Shell River, Manitoba, April 27. 
In the fall of 1885 they returned to Fernwood, IIl., September 12, 
were common there October 3, and ieft Heron Lake, Minn., No- 
vember 30. Rare in Concho county, Texas, where one was shot in the 
spring of 1886 (Lloyd). 
154. Clangula hyemalis (Linn.). [623.] Old-squaw. 
This and the six following species breed in the far North, entering 
the Mississippi Valley in winter only, and chiefly in the northern and 
middle portions, near the great rivers and lakes. The Old-squaw is 
found throughout Illinois in winter, and small flocks are occasionally 
seen during the fall migration at Saint Louis, Mo., Vermillion, Dak., 
and in Minnesota. 
155. Histrionicus histrionicus (Linn.). [622.] Harlequin Duck. 
The Harlequin Duck breeds in British America and migrates south- 
ward in fall. Itis found throughout Illinois in winter, and has been 
taken at Saint Louis, Mo. 
160. Somateria dresseri Sharpe. [627a.] American Eider. 
Breeds along the Atlantic coast from Maine to Labrador; migrates 
south and southwest in winter, often reaching the Great Lakes. Has 
been taken in [Mlinois (Nelson), and Wisconsin (Hoy). 
162. Somateria spectabilis (Linn.). [629.] King Eider. 
Breeds in the northern portions of the northern hemisphere; in fall 
migrates south, occurring on the Great Lakes in winter. There are 
records from Illinois (Ridgway), and Wisconsin (Hoy). 
163. Oidemia americana Sw. and Rich. [630.] Black Scoter. 
Breeds far north, coming south in winter to the United States. It 
has been found at Saint Louis, Mo., and Laporte City, Iowa, and 
is a rare visitant to Minnesota. Mr. C. W. Butler writes that on May 
2, 1883, he saw fifty at Anna, IIL, all busily engaged in picking up 
millet seed that had just been sown. 
165. Oidemia deglandi Bonap. [632.] White-winged Scoter. 
Generally distributed throughout Illinois in winter, but most common 
on Lake Michigan. Has been taken once at West DePere, Wis., twice 
in Minnesota, and once at Saint Louis, Mo. 
166. Oidemia perspicillata (Linn.) [633.] Surf Scoter. 
Occurs in winter on all the larger streams in Illinois, as well as on 
Lake Michigan. Has been taken at Saint Louis, Mo., and at Laporte 
City, Iowa. 
