406 Gilmore WHITE WINGED SCOTAR @ 1931 I noticed perhaps a hundred of these. large black "Coots." In open water they congregated in flocks of from 10-25 and were very wary. Along the rocky beach line with its bays and bights they split up into smaller groups and were more easily approached. Males and females are mixed indiscriminately in the groups, so at times one may see a small group of either sex. Black bodies of large size with white patch on the secondaries are the distinguishing color marks. The flight is heavy and labored to start with, the feet assisting in the takeoff for several yards, but once under way they fly rather swiftly approx. 35 m.p.h.