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and 500 on Moon Lake, October 10. In Garden and Morrill Counties it was 
one of the most abundant ducks about the lakes, October 14 and 15; and we 
saw 100 on Lake Alice, near Scotts Bluff, October 19. 
CANVAS-BACK. Aristonetta valisineria. 
The famous canvas-back duck is fairly common, but of irregular distribu- 
tion, throughout the sandhill region in summer ; and, like the redhead, has very 
much increased during the past few years. It is most numerous on the lakes 
at the head of the North Loup River. Here, on June 16, 62 were seen on Silver 
Lake; 39 on White Willow Lake; and 14 on Red Willow Lake. It was seen, 
also, at Moon Lake, Brown County, June 13 ; at West Chain Lake and at Rat 
Lake, Brown County, June 14. At Trout Lake, in eastern Cherry County, 29 
were seen on June 11 ; and of the other lakes in eastern Cherry County it was 
noted at Watts Lake, June 5 ; Little Alkali Lake, June 7 ; Middle Marsh Lake, 
June 8 ; Hay Lake, June 8 and 11 ; Big Alkali Lake, June 9 ; Molly Marsh, June 
11; Twenty-one Lake, June 12; and Alkali Lake, June 18. In Morrill County 
a few were seen at the Hague Lakes, June 21, and at Young Lake on the same 
date. In Garden County it was observed at Moffitt Lake, June 21 ; Ed Eldred 
Lake, June 21 ; Eldred Lake, June 22 ; and at Trainor Lake on the same date. 
Like the redhead, this duck occurs most commonly on the larger lakes, where 
it frequents much the open water, usually in company with other ducks, such 
as the redhead and ruddy, and with the American eared grebe. 
In eastern Cherry County from October 6 to 9, the canvas-back was common 
on some of the lakes. Two hundred and fifty were seen on South Marsh Lake, 
October 8, and 500 on Red Deer Lake, October 5. Fifty were observed on Long 
Lake, Brown County, October 11; 25 on Peterson's Willow Lake, Garden 
County, October 1*4, among a much greater number of other ducks, and a flock 
of 15 was found on Lake Minitare, near Scotts Bluff, October 19. 
* LESSER SCAUP DUCK. MariU affinis. 
On June 1, 17 were counted on the open water of South Cody Lake, and 5 
on Clear Lake, west of Cody Lake ; and on June 5, 7 on Watts Lake, in eastern 
Cherry County. These seemed to be belated migrants, though it is barely pos- 
sible that the species occasionally breeds in this region. No others were seen 
in summer. 
Five were seen on Alkali Lake, in eastern Cherry County, October 8 ; 4 on 
Dewey Lake, October 12 ; and 15 on Dads Lake on the same date. Fifty were 
observed on Long Lake, Brown County, October 11, and 55 on Winter Creek 
Lake, near Scotts Bluff, October 19. 
RING-NECKED DUCK. Marila collaris. 
The ring-neck is one of the rarer ducks of this region, but we observed it in 
June at all the groups of lakes, excepting the Cody Lakes and the lakes of Gar- 
den and Morrill Counties, and it doubtless occurs there, at least occasionally. 
It was seen on Wood Lake on May 31 ; Willow Lake, eastern Cherry County, 
June 4 ; Muleshoe Lake, June 7 ; Mud Lake, June 8 ; East Twin Lake, eastern 
Cherry County, June 8 ; Red Deer Lake, June 8 ; the Sweetwater Lakes, June 
12 ; Twenty-one Lake, June 12 ; Alkali Lake, June 18 ; West Chain Lake, Brown 
County, June 14 ; and Red Willow Lake, near the head of the North Loup River, 
June 16. It was most frequently observed out in the open water, and in pairs 
or singly, the single birds being chiefly males. 
* BUFFLE-HEAD. Charitonetta albeola. 
One seen on Pelican Lake, October 12, and 3 on Dewey Lake, October 6. 
