An Early Record of American Scoter for California

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Chas. W. Richmond

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In sorting over an old box of bones here, I found the head, wing bones and feet of a bird, bearing the following data: 44931, Oidemia americana, 0, San Luis Obispo, Cal., Spring, 1866, W. F. Schwartz. On the back of the label, in Baird’s handwriting, is the statement: “First spec. fr. Pacific Coast. Keep.” I do not know whether this information has any particular significance, since it appears Baird had recorded the species from Fort Steilacoom in his report of 1858, but it occurred to me this might be the first record for California and therefore of possible general interest.

Division of Birds, U. S. National Museum, Washington, D. C.

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Richmond, Chas. W. (1916) "An Early Record of American Scoter for California," Condor: Vol. 18 : Iss. 2 , Article 20.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/condor/vol18/iss2/20