34 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [BuU. 



Earliest record. New Haven, March 21, 1884; Portland, 

 March 20, 1879. 



Latest record. New Haven, Nov. 17, 1883 ; Portland, Dec. 3, 

 1888. 



Nest. Usually located in a hollow tree at a height of from 

 eight to thirty feet from the ground. 



Eggs. Nine or ten ; the last of May. 



Nesting dates. Earliest record. May 14, 1900 (H. K. J.). 

 Latest record. July 2, 1904 (J. C. A. M.). 



Breeding records, c. May 28, 1875, Portland, nest with 14 

 eggs (J. H. S.) ; May 24, 1885, Hamden, nest with 9 eggs (R. 

 Morley) ; June 18, 1891, Chester, a set of 10 eggs (Watrous, in 

 coll. of H. W. F.) ; May 14, 1900, Kent, 10 eggs in a hay-loft of 

 an old barn (H. K. J.) ; May, 1901, East Lyme, nest with 9 eggs 

 (Way) ; July 2, 1904, Litchfield, nest with 10 eggs (J. C. A. M.). 



Subfamily Fuligulin^. Sea Ducks. 



Marila americana (Eyton). Redhead. 



A very rare bird until recent years, when it seems to have 

 occurred quite regularly as a winter visitant. 



Merriam^ refers to this bird as " rare," noting that it has been 

 taken at Westbrook (prior to 1876). Linsley took it at Stratford. 

 At Stamford it has been seen frequently in the Sound, and one 

 was taken in the winter of 1886 (W. H. H.). The next record is 

 that of Mr. Holt of Saybrook, who says he shot twenty-eight in 

 1889, while he later records two or three flocks there, Oct. 19, 

 1893. Four were taken at Lake Saltonstall, Dec. 20, 1897, by 

 A. J. G., and one at Stratford, Dec, 1897, by J. Locke. 



However, since 1902, the species has become more common, 

 and we have records from Branford, Dec, 1901, Jan. 6, Nov. 15, 

 1902, March, 1904 (L. C. S.), and Jan. i, 1901 (Locke) ; Lake 

 Saltonstall, East Haven, Oct. 25, 1902, Dec. 22, 1903 (A. J. G.), 

 April 3, 1907 (A. A. S.) ; West Haven, April 2, 1910 (H. K. J.) ; 

 Litchfield, Nov. 3, 6, 1905 (H. Sanford) ; Portland, Oct. 29, 1903, 

 Oct. 16, 1906, Nov. 26, 1907, Nov. 26, 1909 (J. H. S.). 



Marila valisineria (Wilson). Canvas-back. 

 A very rare accidental winter visitor. 



iMerrJam, Birds of Conn., p. 125. 



