420 The Ohio Naturalist. [Vol. XII, No. 2, 



THE BIRDS OF DARKE COUNTY, OHIO. 



Vaughan MacCoughey. 



The following is a list of the birds of the Darke County region, 

 in southwestern Ohio. During the years 1902-1904, inclusive, 

 while the author was a lad in High school, the observations 

 leading to this list were made. His coinpanions in many pleasant 

 rambles were Mr. Robert Boice, deceased, and Air. Walter Sawyer, 

 and identifications by one were commonly checked by the other 

 two. 



Darke County is a distinctly agricultural region, a large por- 

 tion of the land being under the plow. There are many scattered 

 woodlands, and meandering meadow-land streams or "creeks". 

 There are no coniferous forests, no marsh formations, and no 

 "rough" lands worthy of mention. 



The sequence and nomenclature is that of Chapman's Hand- 

 book of Birds of Eastern North America. 



1. Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis Gmel. Seen A]3ril 4, 



190.3. 



2. Pintail Duck, Dafila acuta (Linn). Seen Sept. 5, 1903. 



3. Lesser Scaup Duck, Aythya aflinis (Eyt). Seen Dec. 27, 1902. 



4. Canada Goose, Branta canadensis (Linn). Seen April 29, 1903 



5. American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus (Montag). First 



seen, April 27, 1903; May 6, 1904. Summer resident, 

 A]jril to vSeptember. 



6. Great Blue Heron, Ardea hcrodias Linn. Seen April 2, 1904. 



7. Little Green Heron, Ardea viresccns Linn. First seen May 



11, 1904. Siunmer resident. May to October. ' 

 S. Virginia Rail, Rallus virginianus Linn. Seen April 4, 1903. 

 9. Sora Rail, Porzana Carolina (Linn). Seen Sept. 2S, 1903. 



10. American Coot, Fulica americana Gmel. Seen April 14, 1903. 



11. American Woodcock, Philohcla minor, (Gmel). Seen April 10, 



1903; March 20, 1904. 



12. Wilson's Snipe, GalHnago dclicata (Ord). Seen April 2S, 1903. 



March 24, 1«)()4. 



13. Semipalmated Sandpiper, Ereunctes pusillus (Linn). Seen 



April 29, 1903. 



14. Yellow-legs, Totanus flavipes (Gmel). Seen April 30, 1903. 



15. Solitary Sandpiper, Totanus solitarius (Wils). First seen 



A]jril 29, 1903, 1904. Transient visitant April, May, 

 and August, vSeptember. 



16. Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularia (Linn). First seen 



May 7, 1903; May 11, 1904. Summer resident. May 

 to September. 



