58 Bulletin of the Natural History Society. 
179. PINTAIL. {Dajila acuta). 
This species was not uncommon here some eight or ten 
years ago, but the only known recent instance ot its occur- 
rence anywhere in the Province is of a female and young 
brood seen on the Tobique River in September, 1879, by 
Mr. Carnell. 
180. BALDPATE. “ WIDGEON.” {Mareea americana). 
Very rare. Mr. Henry Duffell shot one off the “ Ballast” 
wharf, Saint John, in January, 1880. 
181. SHOVELLER. “SPOON-BILL.” {Spatula elypeata). 
An occasional individual has been observed on the Saint 
John River late in the fall. 
182. BLUE- WINGED TEAL. {Querquedula discors). 
A common summer resident. 
183. GREEN- WINGED TEAL. {Nettion earolinensis). 
A common summer resident. 
184. WOOD DUCK. SUMMER DUCK. {Aix sponsa). 
A rare summer resident ; breeds. 
185. SCAUP DUCK. “BLACKHEAD.” “ BLUEBILL.” (Fulix 
marila). 
Col. Otty took one at Hampton some years ago, and Mr. 
McManus shot a male and female near the same place in the 
fall of 1878. A specimen in the Natural History Society’s 
collection was taken near Gagetown by Mr. Herbert W. 
Harrison on November 10, 1881. 
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186. CANVAS-BACK. (Mhyia vallisneria). 
Mr. Carnell has had one specimen sent him, said to have 
been taken in this Province. Mr. E. C. Sutton, who is 
familiar with the appearance of the bird, saw a flock in Grand 
Bay, on the Saint John River, several times during the fall 
of 1879. 
