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I.’(I/zg/«.~ Northern ln-iuispln-re; lrreeds in the tar noith, and. in Anteriea. winters as far south as the upper Mississippi Valley and Virginia.

\\'ashin‘_rton, rare \\'. \fl. Nov. to .\pl. Long lsland. alutndant \\'. \'., Nov. 1 to Apl. 13. Sim.r Sinatolerahlt' eonunon \V. \’., Dee. 4 to Apl. ti. (fantln'idge, rather eonnnon in (let. and Nov.

me. on the ground near water. under low hushes or tall grasses. lz'ggI/A'. six to twelw, pale liltll>ll tinged with oliVe. 2'0?) x 110.

In The Auk for 1892. pp, 3:304:37, Mr. George II. \laekay gives a (-apital aeeount of the habits of this speeies in our waters. Ile spealts of them as the swit'test flying as well as the noisiest (in the spring) of all the sea fowl whieh tarry with us, and gives theircurious SCOltlllig‘ or talking notes as (Hume—onr-m/gh, eIr/h-ou‘r/h-P‘qh. Their flight is gen— erally near the water. and when shot at while flying they sometimes (live from the wing. He also mentions their lltlltll of towering, “ usually in the afternoon. eolleeting in mild weather in large flocks if undis- turbed, and going up in eireles so high as to he scarcely discernible, often coming down with a rush and great velocity. a portion of the flock scattering and C(‘llllllg‘tltflVll in a zigzag eourse similar to the Seoters when whistled down.”

155. Histrionicus histrionicus, Lin/1.1. ”ARLEQI'IN Der‘. .14]. 6 . -Center of the erowu llltlt‘k. margiued lvy white and rut'ous: t'ront ot‘the sides of the h ‘ad. a spot on the ear. :1 stripe ltilt'k of it. and a eollar around the haek and sides of the neek white: rest of the head and throat rieh slaty blue; a band in front of the win}: white. inargined with hlaek : inner seapulars white; back and breast bluish slate; lvelly t‘useous: sides rut'ous—ehestnut. At]. <2 .7 Front of the head whitish: a white spot on the ears: upper parts brownish t'useous: throat. lu'east. and sides lighter; hell_\' vrrayish ltrown. nnu'gined with whitish. I... Who; “1.7+“: Tar.. Hill; 1%.. l'HS.

]])/I//(]("ihNUrtllUl-n North Aineriea. ln'eetling t'roni Newfoundland. the northern Rocky Mountains. and the Sier " Nevada. northward; south in winter to the Middle States and t'alit'ornia" l .\. 0. l'. l.

Long Island. rare \\'. V.

.\'..</. on the ground ”r in hollow stumps near water. lief/x, six to eight,

\‘ellowish luttl' or greenish yellow. 9'3” X 1"i'-3tl)l|\'10l~

I’nlike other memhers of this suhtamily. this species passes the breeding season on rapid (lashing st reams. hut during.)r the wuiter it oeeurs as a Sea Duck off our more northern eoasts.

156. Camptolaimus labradorius Jinn/A. I..\ltl€;\lttll{ Dreit: I’ll-1n l)l‘t‘K. .‘l /. ' .7 (‘enter ot'erown lilaek: rest ot‘ head. throat, and upper neek white: a ltlaek hand around the lower neel< eonneeted luehiud with the l'ltlt‘li lvat'lt: primaries t‘useous. rest of wing white; from and sides of the tIppt-r ltreast white. lower hreast and hell)’ hlaek. ivttl. Q.vBrownish gray. the speculum white. 1/12. .5 . ~ Like the 9. hut with the throat and ends ot the greater wing—eorerts white. In, Soot); \\’.. 5-40; Tan. 1'50: 13., 1'55.