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Sept (To May Sing Sing tolerably)

15 to May 15. Sing Sing, tolerably common T. V. Cambridge, occasional in fall. Nest, on the ground, beneath bushes, frequently some distance from water. Eggs, "six to ten, pale dull buff, varying to cream-color, 2.68 x 1.83" (Ridgw.). 166. Oidemia perspicillata (Linn.). SURF SCOTER; SEA COOT. Ad. 8.-A square mark on the crown and a triangular one on the nape white, rest of the plumage black; bill orange-yellow, a large circular black spot on its side at the base; feathers on the culmen extending nearly to a level with the nostril, feathers on the side of the bill not extending forward. Ad. and Im.-A whitish spot at the base of the bill and on the ears; upper parts fuscous brown; throat, breast, sides, and lower belly grayer, belly white. L., 20.00; W., 9.30; Tar., 1.60; B. along culmen, 1.55; B. along side, 2.30.