. Annual report . me, though several are takenevery autumn. It comes to us very late, and its stay is limited to two or threeweeks at the most. Description. ■Adult male. Crown black with a white wedge. black above, margined with rusty and buff; below dusky finely marginedwith buff; bare spaces on either side of feathers of culmen rounded at the base(posteriorly). The American scoter (Oidemia americand) is common enough in this locality,though no hunter will go out of his way to kill one. They are exceedinglypoor eating, their flesh being very strong and fishy, so much so that t
. Annual report . me, though several are takenevery autumn. It comes to us very late, and its stay is limited to two or threeweeks at the most. Description. ■Adult male. Crown black with a white wedge. black above, margined with rusty and buff; below dusky finely marginedwith buff; bare spaces on either side of feathers of culmen rounded at the base(posteriorly). The American scoter (Oidemia americand) is common enough in this locality,though no hunter will go out of his way to kill one. They are exceedinglypoor eating, their flesh being very strong and fishy, so much so that to eatone in Lent would hardly violate any church rule. Locally they are known asniggers and ironclads. Description. Adult male. Wholly black; bill black, yellow at base. above, lighter below; no white on wings or sides of the head. The white-winged scoter {Oidemia deglandi) is also found here, but for the samereason it is in no greater demand as a table bird than its relative, theAmerican Hco W W i QP O H O ou THE WILD FOWL OF THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER. 365 Description. Adult male. Black, a white spot about the eye; bill orange,black at base. Female. Dusky brown above; lighter below. This species hasalso a white patch on the wing; feathers extending forward along the sidesand top of the bill nearly to the nostrils. Geese. Order Anseres. Family Anatidae. Of these, there is but a single species that may be said to frequent theSt. Lawrence river, or the islands and bays at the foot of Lake Ontario; it isthe Hutchins goose {Canadensis hutchinsii). This species is smaller than the common wild goose {Branta canadensis), but itis marked almost identically the same, and hence I do not deem it necessary toappend a description. Occasionally a specimen of the common brant {Br ant a bernicla) is taken here,but they are by no means common. They are highly esteemed for table use, butit is very seldom that the hunter is enabled to gratify his palate with a taste ofthis
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