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Range (North America breeds from Iowa)

North America; breeds from Iowa and Maine northward; winters from near the southern limit of its breeding range to the West Indies and Mexico.

Washington, common W. V., Sept. to Apl. Long Island, common T. V. and W. V., Oct. 1 to Apl.

Sing Sing, tolerably common T. V. Cambridge, common in Oct. and Nov.

Nest, in a stump or hollow tree. Eggs, six to twelve, dull light buff, 1.98 x 1.46 (Ridgw.).

This small Duck has won deserved distinction through its powers as a diver. Like the Grebes, it dives at the flash," though this welldiver. Like the Grebes, it "dives at the flash," though this wellworn expression has lost half its meaning since flintlocks and percussion caps have become things of the past. The Bufflehead feeds to some extent on small fish, which it pursues and catches under water. 154. Clangula hyemalis (Linn.). OLD SQUAW; OLD WIFE; SOUTH