204 
1880. 
Bucephala arnericana. 
Mairio (Lako Unbagog ). 
(June 1) 
The cavity contained eleven eggs and one Hooded Mergan¬ 
ser’s, all laid on the rotton \7ood at the bottom v/ith a 
very little of the birds down; height twenty "e(&t. 
« 
17. 
A female v/ith brood of young at least three v/eoks 
old, near the mouth of Cambridge i'iver; the little fol¬ 
lows ran on the surface like Sheldrake, then separated 
and drove so adroitly that v/o could not catch one of them. 
1881. 
May 20. 
Sot E-8. Inc’^bated three or four days. Nest in 
elm stub standing in the \/ator near the Outlet; hole a 
natural one v/here a limb had rotted out; it entered on 
the side of the tree and descended about five feet. The 
eggs were laid on tlie rotton wood, and, as usual, v/ore 
completely hurried in down. The female flov/ rfrom the 
hole when v/e v/ore fifty yards av/ay although v/e were mak¬ 
ing but little lioise. 
t( U 
1882. 
Oct.8-22 
Set F-7. Inculja tod tl-roo or four days. Nest 
in liole in live red maple v/hicii stood in t/io water within 
fifty yards of the nest just described. The hole was 
sililar in c iaraetor and descended about fo'ir feot. 
Some of the Duck’s down clung to the wood about the on- 
trai-.: e which was worn very smooth. Eggs so completely 
buried iii do /n that not one v/as visible v/han ve looked 
in on t]u3 ;,3st. The bird sat closer thaii the last but 
came out v/;ion v/o struck the tree. She started to fly 
V ;ry clumsily descending nearly to the v/ater. The ori- 
trartce hole v/as aeout ton feet above the water, on the 
v/est sido of the tree; so far as I have observed the 
Whistler is the only Duck v/Iiich v/ill come out of its 
nest before the climber begins to ascent the tree. 
Common; towards the close of out stay thoj/ percepti¬ 
bly increased in numbers. Very shy. 
