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ant in the Middle States— Editors, vii., 36, 404— Pound in South- 

 eastern Wyoming, July 35, 1875— A. G. Brackett. viii., 16, 341— Is 

 very abundant on the Coteau des Prairies, Dakota ; arrives April 20, 

 aud remains through October ; breeds— Chas. E. McChesney. viii., 

 22, 361— Found in Michigan—" Archer " (G. A. Stockwell). xii., 13, 

 326 — Discussing the common names. Coot and Mud Hen, used for 

 this species in Sfferent parts of the country — "Byrne " (D.B. Weir). 

 ' xii., 19, 374 — Coots have all gone North from Titusville, Fla., May 

 15— "Al. I. Gator" (J. Francis Le Baron), xii., 30, 385— First noticed 

 at Lake Como, Wyoming, April 23 ; afterwards very abundant ; a 

 few apparently stay all summer — S. W. WiUiston. xii., 23, 444 

 — About their food — " Aix Sponsa." 

 Fnligrula afflnis. Lesser Black Head ; Lesser Scaup Duck, iii., 21, 335 — 

 One killed in Maine in October, 1874 — "Roamer" (Everett Smith), 

 v., 26, 411 — Abundant in winter at Port Royal, S. C. — "Rusticus." 

 vi., 26, 418— Shot a pair at Salem, Mass., April 12, 1876— R. L. New- 

 comb, vii , 8, 116 — Exceedingly abundant during the migrations in 

 Conn. — Robt. T. Morris, vii., 11, 164 — ^Very common in spring and 

 fall at Ann Arbor, Mich.— A. B. Covert, vii., 18, 376— Called by the 

 gunners on the Connecticut shore Little Blackhead, Scaup, Bluebill, 

 BroadbiU — Robt. T. Morris, viii., 16, 343— Arrives on the Coteau 

 desPrairies, Dakota, April 19, and remains a few days ; returns from 

 the North in larger numbers in the fall about October 1, and remains 

 all this month — Chas. E. McChesney. viii., 33, 380 — Found in 

 Michigan — "Archer" (G. A. Stockwell). ix., 8, 153 — Very abundant 

 in Nebraska— "Yo " (Geo. Bird GrinneU. xii., 19, 374— One shot May 

 15 at Titusville, Fla. — "Al. L Gator" (J. Francis Le Baron), xii., 

 30, 385 — Rather common at Lake Como, Wyoming, and remaining 

 through the summer — S. W. Williston. 



Fnli^ula coUaris. Ring-necked Duck, v., 86, 411 — Abundant in winter 

 at Port Royal, S. C. — -"Rusticus." vii., 15, 330 — Not common in 

 Central New York, but sometimes taken diu-ing the migrations — H. 

 G. Fowler, viii., 38, 380— Found in Michigan— " Archer " (G. A. 

 Stockwell). 



Fnligula fe- ina itmericana. Bed Head Duck, i., 13, 304 — Abundant in 

 Florida— Editors, ii., 5, 70— Shot along the coast of Long Island in 

 winter — J. H. Batty, ii., 11, 167 — Abundant at Ellshorn, Wis., April 

 15, 1874. iii., 11, 170 — Abundant at Puckaway Lake, Wis., middle 

 of October, 1874. iii., 18, 383- Abundant at Currituck Sound, N. C, 

 Nov. 13, 1874. iii., 31, 334 — One shot in Casco Bay, three miles from 

 Portland, Me., in October, 1874— "Roamer" (Everett Smith), iii., 

 32, 340 — Abundant in winter and spring in Eastern Florida— Editors, 

 iv., 3, 37 — Abundant at Bamegat Inlet, February 6, 1875 — B. iv., 

 18, 385— Abundant at Elkhorn, Wis., between April 10 and 30— 

 "Greenhead." v., 11, .167 — Describing the difference between this 

 species and the Canvas-back Duck — Answer to C. W. T. v., 14, 330 

 —Large flocks at Fargo, D. T., Oct. 33, 1875— G. J. Keeney. v., 16, 

 353— Abundant near New Orleans, La., Nov. 15, 1875. v., 18, 276— 

 Once had a specimen that looked like a cross between this species and 

 the Pintail— Geo. A. Boardman. v., 36, 411— Not found at Port 

 Royal, S. C— "Rusticus." vi., 2, 18— Found dm-ing the migrations 

 near Rochester, N. Y. — "Agate." vi., 8, 116 — Arrives in Mass., be- 

 tween March 20 and 31— J. A. Allen, vi. , 18, 284— Found in Nebraska 

 C. H. Phillips, vii., 6, 84 — Common during the spring and fall mi- 

 grations in Central New York— H. 6. Fowler, vii., 8, 116— Rather 

 common during the migrations in Conn. — Robt. T.Morris, vii., 11, 

 164 — Not common at Ann Arbor, Mich. — A.'B. Covert, vii., 11, 166 

 —Common at Greece, N. Y., Oct. 13, 1876— A. E. R. vii., 15, 334^ 

 Common at Sandy Creek, Jefferson County, N. Y., last of October, 

 1876. vii., 35, 889— Taken in Southeastern Wyoming, April 13, 1875 



