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geon, Delavan Lake, Wis.; Baldy, Big 
Lake, Ark. 
ja. (European Widgeon) Marecci penelopc *— 
C. E. Brewster informs me that this species 
is known as Ice Duck, at Crisfield, Md.; 
Norwegian Widgeon, on the eastern shore 
of Virginia, and Redhead Widgeon at Cur¬ 
rituck Sound, N. C. The writer also can 
vouch for the use of the last name, as 
he heard the chief guide at the Currituck 
Club remark when handling one of these 
birds: “That is what we call a redhead 
widgeon.” Prof. W. W. Cooke showed 
me a letter from one of his correspondents 
which stated that the bird is known as 
Swamp Widgeon on the Savannah River, 
Ga., and that it is fairly common. 
The fact that this species has at least 
four local names on the Atlantic Coast 
strongly indicates not only that the species 
probably occurs regularly, but also in 
greater numbers than is generally sup¬ 
posed. 
8 . (Green-Winged Teal) Nettion carolinense. 
— Congotte, 5 La. (Beyer) ; Sarcelle d’Hiver, 
Cognotte, 5 La. (B., A. and K.) ; Sarcelle, 
La. (Mcllhenny). 
9 . (Blue-Winged Teal) Querquedula discors. 
—Sarcelle, Printaniere, La. (Beyer) ; 
Automniere, La. (Mcllhenny) ; Sarcelle 
Autonniere, Sarcelle Printanniere (neither 
good French), La. (B., A. and K.). 
10. (Spoonbill) Spatula clypeata. —Mcllhenny 
gives the name Mesquin, a good French 
word, which reflects the opinion held in 
many quarters as to the merits of this 
species. But the name I heard in Louis¬ 
iana, while evidently related to Mesquin, 
is that given by Beyer, viz.: Mecoine 
(mekwan). This looks very much like Mes¬ 
quin metamorphosed. Translate Becheur 
de Merde and you have a fearfully ex¬ 
pressive cognomen applied to this species 
at Cameron, La. Feather-Bed, Delavan 
Lake, Wis., is an excellent name for this 
species whose size when picked is in such 
contrast to its apparent bulk in life. 
11. (Pintail) Dafila acuta.- —Paille en Queue, 
La. (Beyer). According to French dic¬ 
tionaries this name is also applied to a 
species of Phacthon. Mcllhenny's version 
Pian Queue, said to be after a grass called 
pian, seems a mistaken one. Spring-Tail 
is used about Venice, La.; Trilby Duck, 
Delavan Lake, Wis. 
12. (Woodduck) Aix sponsa. —Branchier (one 
that flies from branch to branch) is given 
for Louisiana by Mcllhenny, while Beyer 
gives Branchu (branched). Brancheur 
(not French) is the form used by Beyer, 
Allison and Kopman. The first seems the 
best. Squealer is used at Lake Wapanoca, 
Ark., and in Louisiana also, according, to 
Mcllhenny. 
13. (Redhead) Mariia americana.—V\o\ox\, La. 
(Beyer) ; Canard Violon, La. (Mcllhenny) ; 
Fiddler, Chef Menteur, La.; Fiddler Duck, 
Venice, La.; Good God, Menasha, Ark. 
14. (Canvasback) Mariia valisineria. —Canard 
Cheval, La. (Beyer) ; Florse Duck, Chef 
Menteur, La.; Canvas, an abbreviation used 
everywhere the duck is common is not 
given by Trumbull. 
15 . (Big Blackhead or Bluebill) Mariia mariia. 
—Dos Gris de Mer, La. (Beyer) ; Can¬ 
vasback Bluebill, Broadbill Bluebill, Lake 
Puqua, Wis.; Widgeon, Ponkapog, Mass.; 
Big Bluebill, a name in general use, is not 
given by Trumbull. 
16 . (Little Blackhead or Bluebill) Mariia 
afhnis .—Dos Gris, La. (Beyer) ; Grayback 
or collectively Dogs (contraction of the 
French name), or Little Ducks, Chef Men¬ 
teur, La.; Widgeon, Ponkapog, Mass.; 
Booby, Matagorda, Texas; Lake Duck, 
Cameron, La. 
17 . (Ring-Necked Duck) Mariia collaris .— 
Canard Noir, La. (Beyer). This name 
and its translation, Black Duck, are in 
A REFUGE IN SPRINGFIELD PARK, JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 
From a photograph by George A. Irwin. 
use throughout lower Louisiana, and this 
species is the only one known as black 
duck at Chef Menteur, the Mississippi 
Delta and Avoyelles parish, at least. The 
term Blackjack, said by Trumbull to be 
used in Illinois, is the exclusive cognomen 
of collaris in Arkansas. This name is 
used along the Texas coast also, at Gal¬ 
veston, being shortened to Blackie. Ring- 
bill Bluebill, Lake Puqua, Wis.; Raft 
Duck, La. (Mcllhenny) ; Bull-Neck, Mi- 
canopy, Fla.; Dogy, eastern shore of Vir¬ 
ginia (Brewster). Wilson’s name, Tufted 
Duck, is in use at Currituck Sound, N. C. 
18 . (Goldeneye or Whistler) Clangula clangula 
americana. —-Bronze-Head, Klamath Falls, 
Ore.; Plongeur, La. (Mcllhenny). 
19 . (Buffi.e - Head) Charitonetta albeola .— 
Marionette, La. (Trumbull) ; Cock Dipper, 
Currituck Sound, N. C. 
20. (Old Squaw) Plarclda hyemalis. —Callithum- 
pian Duck, Delavan Lake, Wis. The deri¬ 
vation of this nickname, contributed by 
Hollister, may be unfamiliar to many. In 
various localities the name Callithumpian 
band is applied to a burlesque band, usually 
conspicuous on gala occasions, whose music 
is characterized by a lack of both rhythm 
and harmony. The application of the 
term to this bird is probably due to the 
bird’s strange notes and to the suggestion 
of the clown in its pied plumage. 
21. ( White-Winged Scoter or Coot) Oidemia 
deglandi. —White - Eyed Coot, Manomet, 
Mass. 
22. (Ruddy Duck) Erismatura jamaicensis .— 
Marteau, La. (Beyer) ; God-Damn, La. 
(Mcllhenny); Venice, La.; Mcllhenny 
authority for use in Louisiana, no definite 
locality. The writer for Venice. See No. 
23 for similar case. Goose-Teal, Galveston, 
Tex.; Buck Ruddy (not meaning the male 
only as might be supposed, but applied to 
all ruddy ducks), Lake Puqua and Dela¬ 
van Lake, Wis. It was rather a surprise 
to the writer that four of his collection 
of names for the ruddy proved to be addi¬ 
tions to Trumbull’s list of sixty-eight. 
Verily the ruddy’s marked^ individuality 
has received sufficient, if not invariably, 
flattering recognition. 
23. (Snow or White Goose) Chen hyp'erboreus. 
—Oie Blanche, La. (Mcllhenny) ; Brant 8 
(in full White Brant), Gum Cove, La. 
Galveston, Matagorda and Rockport, Texas, 
Currituck Sound, N. C. 
24. (Blue Goose) Chen ccerulescens. —Brant (in 
full Gray Brant), Mississippi Delta and 
Vermillion Bay, La.; Gray Brant, Galves¬ 
ton, Tex.; Oie Bleue, Blue Brant, La. 
(Mcllhenny) ; Silver Brant, Manitoba 
(Seton). 7 
25 . (White-Fronted Goose or Speckle Belly) 
Anser albifrons gambeli 8 .—Gray Brant, La. 
(Mcllhenny), Gum Cove, La.; Speckle 
Belly, Mississippi Delta, La.; Galveston, 
Texas; Delavan Lake, Wis.; Speckle- 
Breast Goose, Klamath Falls, Oregon; Oie 
Caille, La. (Mcllhenny). 
26. (Canada Goose) Branta canadensis.— 
Outarde, 9 Oie Canadienne, Mississippi 
Delta, La.; Ring-Neck Goose, Vermillion 
Bay, La.; Gum Cove, La.; Galveston and 
Rockport, Tex.; Blackie (among geese), 
Galveston, Tex. 
27. Branta c. hutchinsi.— Brant, Delavan Lake, 
Wis. 
28. Branta c. minima*. —Bullneck Goose, Delavan 
Lake, Wis. 
29. (Tree or Cornfield Duck) Dcndrocygna 
autumnalis*. —Fiddler Duck, La. (Mc¬ 
llhenny). 
30. Dcndrocygna bicolor*. —Yellow-Bellied Fid- 
°The rules which seem to prevail in the use of the 
local names of geese are the following: The large Canada 
goose is almost always called goose; if one other form 
is present it is brant; if more than one other occur, all 
are likely to receive the name brant, with a prefix de¬ 
noting some salient character; the prefix is apt to be 
omitted for the most common form. For instance, on 
the Texas coast brant is the snow goose, while from the 
Mississippi Delta to Vermillion Fay, Louisiana, the 
abundant blue goose is known by this name. At Dela¬ 
van Lake, Wisconsin, according to Hollister the brant is 
Branta c. hutchinsi. 
7 Auk, 25, 1908, p. 451. 
*Some of the names under this species are given by 
Trumbull, but they are repeated here on account of the 
confused usage of the term brant. . 
°It is of interest that the English counterpart of this 
word; i. e., Bustard, was applied to this species at Hud¬ 
son Bay in early days. 
“Neither word in French dictionaries. 
