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Mergus serrator. Red-breasted Merganser. Becoming rare. One specimen exam- 
ined, taken on Lake Coeur d’Alene. 
Lophodytes cucullatus. Hooded Merganser. Not common; occasionally seen in the 
fall on St. Joe River and Chatcolet Lake. 
Anas platyrhynchos. Mallard. Rare resident, and migrant. At one time the most 
abundant duck in this locality. 
Mareca americana. Baldpate. Becoming rare. Occasionally seen in the fall on St. 
Joe marshes. 
Nettion carolinense. Green-winged Teal. A small flock seen on Coeur d’Alene 
River, August 18, 1910. A few taken on St. Joe marshes in the fall. 
Querquedula cyanoptera. Cinnamon Teal. Becoming rare. One specimen exam- 
ined, taken on St. Joe marshes. 
Spatula clypeata. Shoveller. Fairly common in the fall on St. Joe marshes; may 
breed. 1 
Fig. 47. View showing portion of Fernan Lake and surrounding hills, Idaho; look- 
ing east 
Aix sponsa. Wood Duck. Becoming rare. Two specimens examined September 
22, 1912, taken on St. Joe marshes. 
Charitonetta albeola. Bufflehead. Not common; a few seen in fall on Lake Coeur 
d’Alene. Also seen on Fernan Lake. 
Histrionicus histrionicus. Harlequin Duck. Rare. One specimen examined, taken 
on St. Joe marshes. 
*Oidemia deglandi. White-winged Scoter. Common on Lake Coeur d’Alene from 
October 20 to December 1, 1913. A number of specimens examined were young females. 
Oidemia perspicillata. Surf Scoter. Rare fall migrant. One adult male examined, 
taken on Fernan Lake, October 9, 1912. (Recorded in Condor, xv, p. 41.) 
Erismatura jamaicensis. Ruddy Duck. Common fall migrant, occurring in largest 
numbers after severe storms. 
Branta canadensis canadensis. Canada Goose. Until recent years large flocks of 
Canada Geese passed over the city on their way south during the month of November, 
and also on returning on their northern spring migration. Large flocks would stop to 
