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JKfo- 
alighting in the wate y - > .,. yicuflr o toppin g unless wounded or fr a r o ly 
s-t o u ! ) iTTg trl /& e c o y s ^-l^es.e. -o ft e n draw small flocks and siingle birds 
The latter sometimes^scaleftrto the deeoys, but seldom alight. The 
larger flocks merely draw in'towards them and keep directly on. The 
White- Wings are much shyer than the other species, as well as 
tougher and hartder to kill. Their large size and striking color- 
ing makes them look neqr when they aifce really far off so that a 
novice ig^li^e^y to shoot at them when they are quite beyond range. 
They are^w^ieCbirds and but once during this trip did I hear their 
notes, — a gutteral, .almost grunting 11 Quo -Q uo c 11 uttered many times 
in succession by a miwta o n - o 4‘ birds in a flock coming towards gie 
and drav/ing to the decoys. The White Wings move perhaps a trifle 
less rapidly than birds of the other two species and theuf light 
is perhaps a little heavier, but it is still swift and firm. At 
least 90X of the birds seen were males, the majority of which were 
in full plumage. Of the Black and Surf Scoters we saw a good many 
birds passing the point in every direction, evidently loca^^irds 
going to and from their feeding-grounds. These are feilled fry the 
gunners. But very few 
all being migrating. 
White Wings W-re seen, nearly 
