Aythya collaris. Lake Umbagog, Maine. 1894. Immediately afterwards (Jim and I were on the Outlet Sept.25. Marshes) six small Ducks appeared over the trees, circled a- round the marshes and dropped into Leonard's Pond. They had a strange "look" and we at once started in pursuit of them. We found them sitting on the mud at the water's edge near the head of the island. Jim paddled me to within 40 yards when I ought to have fired for they took to the water and put up their necks but I hoped to get a little nearer and waited. The next instant they flew and I gave them both barrels kill- ing one bird and wounding another which, however, made off a- cross the woods flying very slowly and laboriously. The other four went down the pond and out over the Lake flying very swiftly in a close bunch. As we were approaching them I took them at first for Scaups but before they started I saw unmis- takably that they were all Ring-necks (Aythya collaris), a rare Duck here. The bird that I killed was a fine young male and I skinned it of course. I do not think that there were any but young birds (with possibly an old female) in the flock.