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     Washington, not rare, W. V. Long Island, A. V. Sing Sing, A. V., Apl. 
     
     Cambridge, casual ', one instance, Nov. 
     
    

    
     Nest, on the ground, in grassy sloughs or marshy lake sides. Eggs, six to 
     
     twelve, similar in color to those of the two preceding species, 2'28 x 1'63. 
     
    
   
   
    
     This is more. of a freshiwater bird than either of the preceding. It 
     
     is not common in the Atlantic States north of Florida, where during 
     
     the winter it is abundant on fresh-water lakes. 
     
    
   
   
    
     151. Glauclonetta. clangula. mericana. (Bonap). AMEnmAN 
     
     GOLDEN-EYE; WHISTLER. Ad. 6.—Head and throat dark, glossy green, a 
     
     circular white patch at the base of the bill measuring, along the bill, less 
     
     than haéf an. inch in height; neck all around, breast, belly, exposed part of 
     
     wing-coverts, speculum, and most of the scapulars white; rest of plumage 
     
     black. Ad. 9 .—Head and throat cinnamon—brown, fore neck white; upper 
     
     breast, back, and sides ashy gray bordered with grayish ; wing-coverts tipped 
     
     with White; speculum, lower breast, and belly white. L., 2000; W., 9'00; B. 
     
     from anterior margin of white patch to anterior margin of nostril, 1'00; from 
     
     anterior margin of nostril to tip, '75. 
     
    

    
     Range—North America, breeding from Manitoba and Maine northward, 
     
     and wintering from the southern limit of its breeding range to Cuba. 
     
    

    
     Washington, not rare, W. V. Long Island, common T. V. and W. V., 
     
     Nov. 15 to Apl. 15. Sing Sing, common T. V. and W. V., Nov. to May. 
     
     Cambridge, rather common, Oct. and Nov. 
     
    

    
     Nest, in a stump or hollow tree. Eggs, six to ten, pale bluish, 2'35 x 1-75. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The rapidly moving wings of most Ducks make a whistling sound, 
     
     but this species excels in wing music. As a diver it can also claim 
     
     high rank. ‘ 
     
    
   
   
    
     152. Glaucionetta. islandica. ( OWL). BARRow’s GOLDEN-EYE. 
     
     Ad. 6 .—Head and throat dark, glossy, purplish blue, an irregular, somewhat 
     
     spread—wing—shaped white patch at the base of the bill measuring, along the 
     
     bill, about one inch in height; neck all around, breast, belly, speculum, lesser 
     
     wing-coverts, ends of greater ones, and the shaft part of the scapulars white; 
     
     rest of the plumage black. Ad. 9 .—Rescmbles the 9 of the preceding species 
     
     in color; there is some difference in the size and proportions of the bill, but 
     
     the two birds can not always be distinguished with certainty. W., 9'25; B. 
     
     from anterior margin of white patch to anterior margin of nostril, '80; from 
     
     anterior margin of nostril to tip, '66. 
     
    

    
     Remark—The males of this and the preceding species may always be 
     
     distinguished by the difference in the color of the head and size and shape of 
     
     the white spot at the base nfthc bill. '- 
     
    

    
     Range.—Breeds in the far north—Greenland, Iceland. and Alaska—and 
     
     southward in the Rocky Mountains; winters as far south as Illinois and Vir- 
     
     gima. 
     
    

    
     Washington, A. V.. one record. Long Island. A. V. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Nest, in a stump or hollow tree. Eggs, six to ten, pale bluish, 2'40 x 1'70. 
     
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