LAMELLI ROSTRAL SWIMMERS 
151 . Golden-eye. Clangula clangula 
amencana. 
Ranges — North America, breeding both on the 
coast and in the interior, from the northern bord- 
er of the United States northward to the Arctic 
Ocean. 
These are handsome Ducks known as “Whis- 
tlers” from the noise of their wings when flying, 
md “Greatheads” because of the puffy crest. The 
Grayish green 
head is greenish with a large round white spot in 
front of, and a little below the eye. The rest of 
the plumage is black and white. This species 
nests in hollow trees near the water, lining the 
cavity with grass, moss and leaves, and lining the 
nest with down from their breasts. In May and 
June they lay from six to ten eggs of a grayish 
green color. Size 2.30 x 1.70. 
152. Barrow's Golden-eye. 
Clangula islandica- 
Range.— Northern North America, breeding A ican G olden-eve 
north of the United States except from the moun- Barrow Golden- eye 
tainous portions of Colorado northward. 
This Golden-eye differs from the preceding chiefly in the shape of the white 
spot before the eye, which in this species is in the form of a crescent. The 
size is the same, about 20 inches in length. The reflections on the head are 
purplish rather than greenish as in the preceding. The nesting habits are 
the same, they building in hollow trees near water. The six to ten eggs are 
not different from the preceding. Size 2.30 x 1.65. Data. — Alfusa, Iceland, June 
30, 1900. Seven eggs. Nest of grass and down in a box attached to a tree by 
an islander. 
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