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Nettion carolinensis : Green-winged Teal. Quite common, especially dur- 

 ing- migrations. 



Qiierquedula cyanoptera : Cinnamon Teal. Rare ; a female with several 

 young' two or three days old seen. June 11. 



Spatula clypeata : .Shoveller. Common ; breeds in St. Joseph marshes. 



Dafita acuta : Pintail. Common migrant. 



Aix sponsa : Wood Duck. Common summer visitor, especially abun- 

 dant in early fall. 



Aythya collar is : Ring-necked Duck. Seems to be more common than 

 the other * blue-bills.' one or both of which occur but were not certainly 

 identified. 



Clangula islandica : Barrow Golden-eye. Abundant throughout the win- 

 ter ; all the golden-eyes seen were of this species, although the other 

 doubtless occurs. 



Charitonetta albeola : Duffle-head. Common during winter. 



Histrionicus histrionicus : Harlequin Duck. Rare, but occasionally taken 

 on the St. Joseph and Coenr d Alene rivers. 



Erismatitra jamaicensis : Ruddy Duck. Not uncommon in spring and 

 fall. 



Chen sp. ? : Ross Snow Goose. Reported by hunters, but decidedly 

 rare. 



Anser albifrons gambdi : White-fronted Goose. Reported by hunters, but 

 rare. 



Branta canadensis : Canada Goose. Common- in spring, rare in fall. 

 Most abundant goose, especially on prairie at southern end of lake ; a 

 few nest near the lake ; on the fall flight they and many of the ducks 

 pass south over the open prairie fifty miles west of the lake. 



Olorsp.? In spring swans are sometimes quite common on lake and 

 marshes. No specimens taken. 



Botaurus lentiginosus : Bittern. Rather common in suitable localities 

 about the lake. 



Grus mexicana : Sandhill Crane. -- Not uncommon migrant; a few prob- 

 ably breed. 



Porzana Carolina : Sora. Not rare in marshes ; breeds. 



Fulica antfricanti : Coot. Common, especially in autumn. 



Phularopus lobatus : Northern Phalarope. Common fall migrant. 



Hecurvirostra mm-ricana: Avocet. A pair seen and one taken in Sep- 

 tember. 



Gallinago delicatn : Wilson Snipe. Usually rather uncommon migrant. 



Macrorhamphus yriaeun : Dowitcher. Five taken in September on St. Jo- 

 seph marshes. 



Tringa maculata : Pectoral Sandpiper. Common in 1890 from last of 

 August till early October. 



Trinya mi nut ilia : Least Sandpiper. Three taken in August. 



Ereunetes occidentals : Western Sandpiper. One taken with the least 

 sandpipers. 



Totanus melanolciicus : Greater Yellow-legs. Rather common fall mi- 

 grant ', one heard in June. 



Helodromas solitarius : Solitary Sandpiper. A young bird taken in August. 



Bartramia longicauda : Bartramian Sandpiper. Breeds not uncommonly 

 on prairie north of fort. 



Actitis macularia : Spotted Sandpiper. Common summer visitor. 



Numenius longirostris : Long-billed Curlew. Not uncommon on prairie. 



Squatarola squatarola : Black-bellied Plover. Four taken in September 

 on St. Joseph marshes. 



