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Contributed by Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library.
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Oidemia americana.
Lake Umbagog, Maine. (Sargent's Cove).
1883. As we were going from the landing to the hotel in the
Sept.30. twilight we heard and saw the big flock of American Scooters
circling overhead 1000 ft. or more high on their way to the
sea. The combined clamor of their cries was exactly like
sleigh bells.