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Catalogue of British Columbia Birds by Francis Kermode
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CHAULELASMUS Bonaparte.

52. Gadwall. Gray Duck.

_Chaulelasmus strepera_ (Linn.).

Not common; a few have been taken near Victoria. Mr. Brooks reports it
from Chilliwhack and Okanagan.

MARECA Stephens.

53. European Widgeon.

_Mareca penelope_ (Linn.).

Rare. Two specimens, one taken near Victoria February 9th, 1899, and
another near Saanich.

54. American Widgeon. Baldpate.

_Mareca americana_ (Gmel.).

A common winter resident on the coast. Brooks reports it from
Chilliwhack and Okanagan. Breeds on lakes on Cariboo Road above
Clinton. (_Fannin_.)

NETTION Kaup.

55. Green-winged Teal.

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