88 NORTH AMEEICAN FAUNA. [No. 22, 



specimen from York Factory, foUected by Dr. Bell, is recorded by 



Macoun." 



Oidemia americana Swains. American Scoter. 



Swainson based his description of this species on Hudson Baj' speci- 

 mens;* a specimen collected by Dr. Rae at Repulse Bay is recorded in 

 the British ]\Iuseum Catalogue; Andrew Murray recorded the species 

 from Trout Lake;" Blakiston says that he "received specimens from 

 the west coast of Hudson's Bay;"" and an adult male is recorded from 

 Fort Churchill by Clarke." 



Oidemia deglandi Bonap. White-winged Scoter. 



We observed this species twice on Knee Lake — a small flock on July 

 7 and a few on September 8 as we were returning. We also noted a 

 few about fifty miles north of York Factory July 19. Many breed 

 about the borders of small ponds throughout the interior, and large 

 numbers are killed for food before thej- are able to fly. 



Murray recorded the species from Trout Lake, Moose Factor j-, and 

 Severn House. '^ 



Oidemia perspicillata (Linn.). Surf Scoter. 



Rather common in Hudson Ba_y south of Cape Eskimo August 4 to 

 13. My brother took a specimen on Churchill River near Fort 

 Churchill August 11, and we obtained another near Pine Lake Sep- 

 tember 13, as we were returning. On September 11 we saw several 

 near Robinson Portage. 



Edwai'ds figured this species, which he called the ' Great Black Duck 

 from Hudson's-Ba}','-'' and on this figure Linnaeus based his description 

 of Anas j^ei'sj^icillafri. The species has since been several times 

 recorded from Hudson Bay by different writers, and a specimen from 

 Repulse Bay, collected by Dr. Rae, is mentioned in the British Museum 

 Catalogue. 



Erismatura jamaicensis (Gmel.). Ruddy Duck. 



Blakiston speaks of having examined a specimen at York Factory, 

 on Hudson Baj^,'' and Bell records a specimen from the same place.^ 

 The species seems to be of regular occurrence about Lake Winnipeg 

 and other points in Manitoba, and probably in the adjacent parts of 

 Keewatin. 



"Catalogue Canadian Birds, Part I, p. 108, 1900. 



''Fauna Boreali-Americana, II, p. 450, 1831. 



cEdin. New Phil. Journ. (new ser.), IX, p. 231, 1859. 



<2Ibis, V, p. 150, 1863. 



«Auk, VII, p. 320, 1890. 



/Nat. Hist, III, pi. 155, 1750. 



S'Eept. Prog. Can. Geol. Surv., 1878-79, App. VI, p. 69c (1880). 



