Clangula clangula americana. 1888, Lake Umbagog. September 4. Saw . . . in Sargent's Cove a young Whistler with un- fledged wings. . . . was very tame at first allowing me to sail within 30 yds. I shot at and probably missed him for he dove and doubled on me. After reappearing he uttered a curious (as he swam away from me. I chased him) feeble, strident call for some time but he had learned wisdom and eluded me by the most adroit diving. 1888, Lakeside, Lake Umbagog. September 9. Out sailing on the lake in the late P.M., very calm. . . . . A Whistler calling cr-r-ruck very like a wood frog. 1889, Lake Umbagog. October 9. Megalloway River. A Whistler and Hooded Merganser were the only two birds in the pond (Bottle Brook Pond). They swam all over it keeping close together, the Merganser diving, the Whistler feeding with head and neck under water like the one shot on the 5th. I followed them about for fully two hours and finally stalked them, killing the Merganser on the water and bringing the Whistler down wing broken as it rose by a very long shot. It dove twice and went ashore on the other side of the pond. We took in the boat and I shot it over as it crouched among the grass facing the water. 16