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152. Barrow Goldeneye (Glaucionetta islandica’*). 
Range.—Northern North America. Breeds from south central Alaska and northwestern Mackenzie 
(N. W. T.) tosouthern Oregon and southern Colorado, and from northern to central Quebec, winters from 
southeastern Alaska, central Montana, the Great Lakes, and Gulf of St. Lawrence south to central 
California, southern Colorado, Nebraska, and New England; accidental in Europe; breeds commonlvin 
Iceland andis arare visitor to Greenland. % 
Vernacular names.—In general use: Whistler. In local use: Cock pie-duck (Labr., 
Que.); goldeneye (Oreg.); whistle-wing (Ont.); wood duck (Alta., N. W. T.). 
ook names.—Barrow’s duck; bucéphale d’Islande (Iceland bullhead), Iceland 
golden-eyed duck, Iceland whistler, Rocky Mountain garrot, Rocky Mountain golden- 
eye, Rocky Mountain whistler. 
153. Buffiehead (Charitonetta albeola). (Fie. 18.). 
Range.—North America. Breeds from the upper Yukon (rarely Yukon mouth), the lower Mackenzie, 
Great Slave Lake, and central Keewatin (N. W. T.) south to British Columbia, northern Montana, and 
central Ontario; wintersfrom the Aleutian Islands, British Columopia, Idaho, Colorado, Missouri, southern 
Michigan, western New York, and New Brunswick south to northern Lower California, central Mexico 
pele) send Florida; recorded from Hawaii, Greenland, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Bermuda, and 
reat Britain. 
FIG. 18.—Bufflehead. 
VERNACULAR NAMES. 
In general use.—Butterball. 
In local use —Bumble-bee dipper (Me.); butterbowl (Man.); butter-box (N.J., Pa.); 
butter duck (Ind., Iowa, Ga.); cock-dipper (N. C.); dapper (Mass.); didapper (Miss.); 
dipper (N.S. to N. C., Miss., Ark., S. Dak.); dipper duck (Long Id., N. Y.); diver 
(N. J., Alaska); dopper (Mass.); hell-diver (Mass., Md., Miss.); king butterball (the 
male) (Calif.); marionnette (puppet) (Ala., La.); robin dipper (Me., Mass.); Scotch 
dipper, Scotch duck, Scotchman, Scotch teal (N. C.); shotbag (Que.); spirit (Nfd.); 
yt peer (D. C.); spirit duck (Que., N. W. T., Calif.); widgeon (B. C.); woolhead 
ba Nee: 
Geographic index.—Ala., marionnette; Alaska, diver; Ark., dipper; B. C., widgeon; 
Calif., king butterball, spirit duck; Conn., dipper; D. C., spirit dipper; Ga., butter 
duck; Ind., butter duck; Jowa, butter duck; Za., marionnette; Me., bumble-bee 
dipper, dipper, robin dipper; Man., butterbowl; Md., hell-diver; Mass., dapper, 
dopper, hell-diver, robin dipper; Miss., didapper, dipper, hell-diver; NV. B., dipper; 
Nfd., spirit; N. H., dipper; N. J., butterbox, dipper, diver; NV. Y., dipper, dipper 
duck; N. C., cock-dipper, dipper, Scotch dipper, Scotch duck, Scotchman, Scotch 
teal, woolhead; N. W. T., spirit duck; N. S., dipper; Pa., butterbox; Que., shotbag, 
spirit duck; R. I., dipper; S. Dak., dipper; Va., dipper, woolhead. 
15 Clangula islandica. 
