Oidemia deplandi L. Umbagog, Maine. 1881 Melanetta May 23 1 ad 3 25 lad 6 Melanetta velutina Oct 19 1 shot 04st This bird was killed in the back bay a good gun being then by them in Canad 1885. Melanetta velutina Oct, 13 3 (ad 5) 1886. melanetta vel. Sept 4 shot 30 Jun Oct 6 2 7 4 ad 3 11 3 1888 1889 Melanetta Oct. 3 1 ad 8 in flock 4 of Melanetta . 10 (ad 3) 2 - 11 1 13 3 66! Melanitta vel Oct, 5 1 30 gun 13 19 - 14 3 20 6 25 ad 3 2/ 2 ad 8 Lake Umbagog, Maine. 1890. Melanetta velutina 1889. Maine, L. Umbagog. Velvet Scoten The first Velvet Scoter noted this season was seen Oct. 3d in company with a flock of Surf Ducks. It was an adult male apparently in full plumage. On Oct Ioth a flock of nine, all apparent- ly adult males, alighted in the Lake and passed the day there. On the IIth and I3th I saw single birds. All observed this year were exceedingly shy, so much so that I found it impossible to get within gun-shot of them even when my boat was carefully grassed. Lake Umbagog, Me. Sept. & Oct. 1893. Melanetta velutina Sept 23 4 ad 3 Lake Umbagog. 1896. Oidemia deplandi May 26 - A single White wing Scoter seen in the back by John V Waters. " 27. A male in rather dull brownish plumage humming in back near Outler. " 28 Same bird in town flowr. Flies at 200 yds. this is the only instance in my experience of a Scoter able to fly morning in back over moon night. 74