. . reed from ice, inMarch, the Broad-bills are seen on their way to their summerhomes. Mr. Louis Agassiz Fuertes of Ithaca, N. Y., says thatthe Greater Scaup is a common bird there in winter on openmarshes. Mr. John M. Winslow of Nantucket says that thereare some fifteen hundred to two thousand Scaup around theisland. The numbers do not change much. On the Maine coast its food seems to consist largely ofsurface-swimming crustaceans and mussels (Knight). Fishfry, insects and the buds, stems and roots of aquatic plantsare eaten by thi
. . reed from ice, inMarch, the Broad-bills are seen on their way to their summerhomes. Mr. Louis Agassiz Fuertes of Ithaca, N. Y., says thatthe Greater Scaup is a common bird there in winter on openmarshes. Mr. John M. Winslow of Nantucket says that thereare some fifteen hundred to two thousand Scaup around theisland. The numbers do not change much. On the Maine coast its food seems to consist largely ofsurface-swimming crustaceans and mussels (Knight). Fishfry, insects and the buds, stems and roots of aquatic plantsare eaten by this bird in fresh water. It is fond of the budsand root stocks of the wild celery, and, in company with theI^iCsser Scaup, the Canvas-back and the Redhead, frequentswaters where this plant grows, and, by diving, brings up thebuds from the bottom. 124 GAME BIRDS. WILD-FOWL AND SHORE BIRDS. LESSER SCAUP {Marila affinis). Common or local names: Little Bluebill; Rivor Broad-bill: Creek Broad-bill; RaftDuck; and other names that are also applied to the Greater Female. Male. Length. — 15 to 17 inches. Adult. — Similar to Greater Scaup but smaller, head and neck of maleshowing purplish instead of greenish reflections; full-plumaged maleshave the fine black wavy lines on the flanks much more numerous andmore distinct than those of Greater Scaup. Field Marks. — The full-plumaged male may be distinguished from GreaterScaup at close range with a glass by the purplish gloss of the female is indistinguishable from that of Greater Scaup except bymeasurement. Notes. — Some shrill, others low and guttural; heard mostly at night. Season. — Rather uncommon, or rare migrant, in New England; mostcommon in fall; early October to May; rare winter resident in Massa-chusetts. Range. — North America. Breeds from the Yukon valley, Alaska, andFort Anderson, Mackenzie, south to central British Columbia, south-ern Montana, Colorado (casually), northern Iowa, northern Indianaand w
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