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ward. Reported from Omaha, South Bend, Long Pine, and Grand 

 Island. 



153. Charitonetta albeola (Linnaeus) — Buffle-head. 



A common migrant, present from about the middle of March to 

 the middle of April and during October and November. Breeds to 

 the northward. 



154. Harelda hyemalis (Linnaeus) — Old-squaw Duck. 



A regular, but not common winter visitor, specimens being taken 

 every season on the Missouri river in the vicinity of Omaha. Merritt 

 Cary records the taking of a female near Neligh in October, 1898. 

 Breeds far north, chiefly beyond the limit of trees. 



155. Histrionicus histrionicus (Linnaeus) — Harlequin Duck. 



Of this northern duck, there are two definite records for Nekraska, 

 I. S. Trostler recording the taking of two specimens on the Missouri 

 river at Omaha, Sept. 16, 1893, and of another on Florence lake near 

 Omaha, Sept. 19, 1895. Bruner also notes the securing of a specimen 

 in the Omaha market several years ago from among birds said to 

 have been shot in Burt county. 



163. Oidemia americana Swainson — American Scoter. 



The first record for the state was based on a female specimen taken 

 on Salt lake, near Lincoln, Sept. 28, 1895, by August Eiche and now 

 in his collection. Specimens have since been taken at Omaha and 

 it can apparently be considered an irregular winter visitant, to be 

 looked for in flocks on the Platte and Missouri rivers. 



165. Oidemia deglandi Bonaparte — White-winged Scoter. 



This duck is also a winter visitant to the larger rivers and lakes in 

 the state, being the most common of the scoters. Bruner in his Notes 

 on Nebraska Birds refers to an indefinite record from Tekamah or 

 some point in the vicinity. The first definite record is by August 

 Eiche, based on a specimen secured Oct. 14, 1899, on Salt lake near 

 Lincoln; he also reported a flock Nov. 13 of the same year. J. E. 

 Wallace records the taking of a specimen at Cut-off lake, near Omaha, 

 Dec. 8, 1900, and the species has been seen there several times since. 

 It must be considered a regular and not very rare winter visitor. 



166. Oidemia perspicillata (Linnaeus) — Surf Scoter. 



Also a winter visitant to the larger bodies of water in the state, but 

 apparently not so common as the last. Bruner refers to three birds 

 probably of this species, shot on Salt lake, near Lincoln, in Nov., 1895, 

 by university students, which were not preserved; but here again 

 August Eiche has the honor of the first definite record for the state, 

 having a male in his collection taken at the same place, Oct. 7, 1896. 

 It has since been taken at Omaha and is probably a regular winter 

 visitor. 



