/ two Red-head Ducks (. Fulix ferina americana) that have 
the head and neck white -/ ^ 
Bull. N.O.O, 8, Apil. 1883. p, /X ^ • 
Auk, XV, Jan., 1898, p . 
The Redhead ( Aythya americana) in post-nuptial Plumage in Autumn. 
On November 10, 1896, I received from Walter I. Jackson of Havre-de- 
Grace, a male Redhead (Aythya americana) shot the day previous on the 
Susquehanna flats. This bird, for some reason, had failed to moult at 
the proper time, and appears m the old worn-out featheis chaiacteiistic 
of the post-nuptial period. All the feathers are very short, but those on 
the head and the tail-feathers show most abrasion, being reduced to less 
than one-half the usual length. Examination showed the bones perfect 
and the flesh normal, though without a particle of fat, indicating that the 
bird was not a ‘ crippler.’ It was flying with the other ducks when shot. — 
F. C. Kirkwood, Baltimore , Md. 
