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438 Kansas Academy of Science
46. Querquedula discors (Linnaeus). Blue-winged Teal. Occasional sum-
mer resident; common migrant throughout the state.
47. Querquedula cyanoptera (Vieillot). Cinnamon Teal. Rare migrant;
formerly a possible summer resident. It is seen most often in the western
part of the state.
48. Spatula clypeata (Linnaeus). Shoveller. Common migrant; formerly
a rare summer resident. Found in every county in the state.
49. Aix sponsa (Linnaeus). Wood Duck. Rare summer resident; formerly
common. This beautiful duck was reported only from the eastern part of the
state.
50. Nyroca americana (Eyton). Redhead. Rare migrant; formerly com-
mon. It occurs in all parts of the state.
51. Nyroca collaris (Donovan). Ring-necked Duck. Occasional migrant;
formerly common. Found most commonly in the east.
52. Nyroca valisneria (Wilson). Canvasback. Fairly common migrant.
This bird is found in all parts of the state.
[Nyroca marila (Linnaeus). Greater Scaup Duck. Reported in many state
lists, but no specimens are known. Placed here in the Hypothetical List.]
53. Nyroca affinis (Eyton). Lesser Scaup Duck. Common migrant through-
out the state. One of the most common species in both spring and fall.
54. Glaucionetta clangula americana (Bonaparte). American Goldeneye.
Uncommon migrant throughout the state. Seven specimens are known.
55. Glaucionetta islandica (Gmelin). Barrow's Goldeneye. Uncommon
migrant. Six specimens from Douglas and Leavenworth counties are in the
Kansas University museum.
56. Charitonetta albeola (Linnaeus). Bufflehead. Rare migrant; formerly
common. It occurs throughout the state.
57. Clangula hyemalis (Linnaeus). Old-squaw. Rare straggler. There
are a number of records from the eastern part of the state, and one from
Coolidge.
58. Somateria v-nigra Gray. Pacific Eider. Accidental. One specimen of
this eider was taken on the Kansas river near Lecompton, on November 3,
1891, by A. L. Wiedimann. Identification of the specimen has been checked
by Doctor Wetmore.
59. Melanitta deglandi (Bonaparte). White-winged Scoter. Rare straggler.
Eight specimens were taken in Leavenworth and Douglas counties between
1927 and 1932.
60. Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus). Surf Scoter. Rare straggler. Six
specimens have been taken in Douglas and Sedgwick counties.
61. Oidemia americana Swainson. American Scoter. Accidental. Two
specimens were taken in Douglas county in 1908.
62. Erismatura jamaicensis rubida (Wilson). Ruddy Duck. Occasional
migrant; formerly common. This little duck is more common in the west,
but there are many specimens from the eastern part of the state.
63. Lophodytes cucullatus (Linnaeus). Hooded Merganser. Occasional
migrant throughout the state; formerly a rare summer resident.
64. Mergus merganser americanus Cassin. American Merganser. Common
migrant throughout the state; occasional winter resident.