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The Widgeon in Maine in February.— On the 20th of February last 
Mr. T. B. Davis, the gunsmith of this city, showed me a recently killed 
male specimen of the Widgeon (Mareca americana ), which had been for¬ 
warded to him for preservation by a sportsman of Freeport, Maine. The 
bird had been dead several days. February, 1884, will be remembered as 
a month of mild and rainy weather. It appears probable, therefore, that 
this bird should be regarded as an early migrant rather than as a winter 
resident. 
I have looked through the records in vain for specific notice of the 
Widgeon’s occurrence in New England during winter. Dr. Coues, how¬ 
ever, both in his ‘ List of New England Birds’ and in ‘New England Bird 
Life,’ states, in general terms, that it is to be found at that season.— 
Nathan Clifford Brown. Portland , Me. 
Auk, I, Oct.. 1884. p. 
