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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 
Somateria spectabilis (Linnaeus). King eider. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 57. 
Nantucket, in winter, rare. — H. & A. Woods 
Hole, in winter, rare. — Edwards. A female 
specimen in Mr. Edwards’s collection dated 
January 21, 1893; a male, January 20, 1894. 
Oidemia americana Swainson. American scoter. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 56. 
Bristol County, common winter visitor along 
coast; Nantucket, common. — H. & A. Woods 
Hole, common during migrations and in the 
winter. — Edwards. Male and female speci- 
mens in Mr. Edwards’s collection dated Feb- 
ruary 16, 1899. 
Oidemia deglandi Bonaparte. White-winged scoter 
(commonly called “coot”). 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 56. 
Bristol County, abundant winter visitor along 
coast. — H. & A. Woods Hole and vicinity. — 
V. N. Edwards, L. Jones, I. A. Field. Present 
throughout the year, being especially abundant 
in winter, when great flocks are seen in Buz- 
zards Bay. Not known to breed here. — Ed- 
wards. Specimens in Mr. Edwards’s collec- 
tion dated January 1, 1890, January 15, 1890, 
and January 9, 1892. 
Oidemia perspicillata (Linnaeus). Surf scoter. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 56. 
Nantucket, common. — H. & A. Woods Hole 
and vicinity, abundant during migrations, 
common in winter. — Edwards. One seen at 
Quicks Hole, July 30, 1904. — Jones. Speci- 
mens in Mr. Edwards’s collection dated De- 
cember 20, 1890 (male), January 6, 1891 (both 
sexes). 
Erismatura jamaicemis (Gmelin). Ruddy duck. 
Howe and Allen, 1901; G. M. Allen, 1909^. 46. 
Nantucket, rare; Buzzards Bay, common. — H. 
& A. Woods Hole and vicinity, common dur- 
ing migrations. — Edwards. Specimens in Mr. 
Edwards’s collection dated December 1, 1890 
(female), December 4, 1890 (male), November 
20, 1891 (both sexes). 
Class M. 
Family Balvenid^. 
Baldsna glacialis Bonnaterre. North Atlantic 
right whale, black whale. 
G. M. Allen, 1904, p. 1 True, 1904, p. 244 (no 
local records). 
Branta canadensis (Linnaeus). Canada goose. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 49. 
Bristol County, common transient visitor; Nan- 
tucket, not uncommon. — H. & A. Woods Hole 
and vicinity, common as a migrant. — Edwards. 
A male specimen in Mr. Edwards’s collection 
dated January 19, 1893. 
Branta bernicla glaucogastra (Brehm). Brant. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 50 ( Branta bernicla ) 
G. M. Allen, 1909, p. 50. 
Nantucket, common. — H. & A. Woods Hole 
and vicinity, formerly common as a migrant, 
rarely wintering; recently uncommon. — Ed- 
wards. A female specimen in Mr. Edwards’s 
collection dated April 10, 1891. 
Branta nigricans (Lawrence). Black brant. 
G. M. Allen, 1909, p. 51. 
Chatham, in spring of 1883: “accidental visitor. ” 
Olor columbianns (Ord). Whistling swan. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 47; G. M. Allen, 1909, 
P- 52 
Nantucket, 1 shot, March, 1878. 
Family Phalaropodid^e. 
Phalaropus fulicarius (Linnaeus). Red phalarope. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 43 (Crymophilus fuli- 
carius). 
Nantucket, common. — H. & A. Penikese, July 
21, 1901. — L. Jones, I. A. Field. Present lo- 
cally only during migrations; sometimes quite 
common. — Edwards. A male specimen in Mr. 
Edwards’s collection dated June 15, 1882. 
Lobipcs lobatus (Linnaeus). Northern phalarope. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 43 ( Phalaropus lobatus ). 
Bristol County, rather uncommon transient visi- 
tor; Nantucket, common. — H. & A. Of gen- 
eral distribution; sometimes common, occur- 
ring on migrations and during summer. — Ed- 
wards. A male specimen in Mr. Edwards’s 
collection dated August n, 1886. 
Steganopus tricolor Vieillot. Wilson’s phalarope. 
Howe and Allen, 1901, p. 43. 
Nantucket, 1 specimen, August, 1889. — H. & A. 
A male specimen in Mr. Edwards’s collection 
dated May 30, 1893. 
Balcena glacialis — Continued. 
Nantucket. — Allen. Mr. Edwards wrote to Prof. 
Baird, May 1, 1886: “I hear to-day that the 
right whales are plenty back of Nantucket and 
that they have killed three this week and 
towed them ashore and stripped them.” 
