. Birds of Michigan . s W. Butler); winter resident on Lake Michigan and open inland lakes(Prof. Ludwig Kumlein); Keweenaw Point (Kneeland); common on the rapids of theSt. Marys River all winter (C. S. Osborn); this bird is taken at Pine Lake, is a finegame duck and is so quick to dive that it is difficuit to shoot it on the water (A. ). There are several of these ducks in the collection of Mr. Levi Broas, ofBelding, Mich., taken by him in that locality. I think this a common species allthrough the Southern Peninsula. ZOOLOGICAL, DEPARTMENT. 37 56-152-(726). Glaucionetta islandica (
. Birds of Michigan . s W. Butler); winter resident on Lake Michigan and open inland lakes(Prof. Ludwig Kumlein); Keweenaw Point (Kneeland); common on the rapids of theSt. Marys River all winter (C. S. Osborn); this bird is taken at Pine Lake, is a finegame duck and is so quick to dive that it is difficuit to shoot it on the water (A. ). There are several of these ducks in the collection of Mr. Levi Broas, ofBelding, Mich., taken by him in that locality. I think this a common species allthrough the Southern Peninsula. ZOOLOGICAL, DEPARTMENT. 37 56-152-(726). Glaucionetta islandica (Gmeh). Barrows Golden-bye. Brayton in his Birds of Indiana gives this as a winter resident of Lake Michigan;one taken at Hillsdale from a flock on the lake in 1892 (F. M. Falconer); only takenon Lake Michigan as a rare straggler (Ludwig Kumlein); not uncommon winterresident on Lake Michigan (H. Nehrling); embraced by Stockwell in his list of Mich-igan birds (F. and S., Vol. VIII. pp. 23, 380. Genus CHABITONETTA Baffle-head, much reduced. 5 7-158-(723). Charitonetta albeola (Linn.). *Buffle-head; Butter-Ball; abundant; small flocks; throughout the state (A. H. Boies); spring andfall; winter resident; occasional in summer; probably breeds at St. Clair Flats ( C. Brownell); reported from Kent and St. Clair counties; common on Lake Erie(Jerome Trombley); Au Sable in October, 1884 (); commonat Au Sable(N. A. Eddy); not rare at Traverse City (Dr. M. L. Leach); common at IronMountain (E. E. Brewster); Keweenaw Point (Kneeland); taken by Dr. Atkins inApril and July; we have taken several at Pine Lake in November. This duck is rapidof flight and quick to dive. Genus CLANGTJLA LiEAC3. .)S-154-(728). Clangnla hyemalis (Linn.). Old Squaw; Old Wipe; resident; more abundant near Great Lakes; one specimen taken near hereat Pine Lake; reported from Kent Co.; occasionally common in Kalamazoo Co.—Aflock noted Feb. 1884 (Dr. M. Gibbs);
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