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Regular Visitants on the Coast — Continued 



*VVhite-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons. — Visitant rarely to 

 Cuba and Florida and regularly from Louisiana (where 

 fairly common) and Texas (where abundant) to Vera- 

 cruz; September to April only. 



**Snow Goose, Chen hyperborea. — Cuba counterclockwise 

 to Texas; abundant in Louisiana and Texas, decreas- 

 ingly common to the east; mainly October to March. 



**Blue Goose, Chen caertdescens. — Cuba counterclockwise 

 to Texas; rare to uncommon in the east, abundant in 

 the west; mainly October to May, but several hundred 

 said to have summered in Louisiana in 1949. 



**Black Duck, Anas rubripes. — Cuba (doubtfully) and 

 Florida to Texas; mainly October to May, but unre- 

 corded only in July and August. 



♦Shoveler, Spatula clypeata. — Visitant throughout, mod- 

 erately common (eastern part) to common (western 

 part) on United States Gulf coast; mainly October to 

 April, but unrecorded only in July. 



**Redhead, Aythya americana. — Visitant from Cuba to 

 Tamaulipas; rare to uncommon except in Texas, where 

 abundant; mainly October to May, but unrecorded only 

 in August. 



**Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris. — On all coasts, but 

 apparently common only in Florida, and Louisiana; 

 October (occasionally September) to April only. 



**Canvasback, Aythya valisineria. — Cuba counterclock- 

 wise to Veracruz; rare (Cuba) to moderately common 

 (Louisiana) ; mainly October to May, but unrecorded 

 only in August. 



**Greater Scaup Duck, Aythya marila. — Cuba (allegedly) 

 and Florida west to Texas, but relative abundance un- 

 certain; mainly November to March, but unrecorded 

 only from June to October. 



**Lesser Scaup Duck, Aythya affinis. — Common on all 

 coasts; mainly October to May. 



**American Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula. — In small 

 numbers from Florida counterclockwise to Texas; 

 mainly December to March, but unrecorded only from 

 June to October. 



**Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola. — Rare to uncommon 

 from Cuba (where only once recordsd) counterclockwise 

 to Tamaulipas; mainly November to March, but unre- 

 corded only from June to September. 



**01dsquaw, Clangula hyemalis. — Rare to uncommon from 

 Florida to Texas; November to May only. 



**American Merganser, Mergus merganser. — Uncommon 

 from Florida counterclockwise to Tamaulipas; mainly 

 November to April, but unrecorded only from July to 

 September. 



**Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator. — Casual in 

 Cuba, fairly common to abundant from Florida to 

 Texas; mainly November to May. 



*Virginia Rail, Rallus limicola. — Not commonly observed 

 but recorded ou all coasts ; mainly October to April. 

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*Sora, Porzana Carolina. — Common transient and fairly 

 common winter visitant, recorded on all coasts and in 

 every month. 



***Piping Plover, Charadrius melodus. — Winter visitant, 

 rare in Cuba, fairly common from Florida west to 

 Texas; recorded in every month, but infrequent in 

 summer. 



**Ringed Plover, Charadrius hiaticula. — On all coasts; 

 most abundant in April and May and in August and 

 September. 



♦Mountain Plover, Eupoda montana. — Rare to abundant 

 spring migrant (March to May) and rare fall migrant 

 and winter visitant in Texas; once recorded (in Decem- 

 ber) at Key West, Fla. 



♦Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominicus. — Spring migrant in 

 March and April, rare in Cuba, regular from northwest 

 Florida to Texas; occasional on northern Gulf coast in 

 fall and winter. 



**Black-bellied Plover, Squatarola squatarola. — Common 

 migrant and winter visitant throughout, less common in 

 summer. 



***Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres. — Fairly com- 

 mon to abundant on all coasts; most numerous in 

 spring and fall. 



***Hudsonian Curlew, Numenius phaeopus. — Recorded 

 from Cuba counterclockwise to Tabasco, but common 

 only in Florida, Louisiana, and Texas, and there only 

 as a migrant; irregular in winter and autumn. 



♦Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularia. — On all coasts; 

 most common in April and May and from August to 

 November; uncommon on northern coast in winter; 

 doubtfully recorded nesting near coast in Louisiana and 

 Texas. 



♦♦Greater Yellow-legs, Totanus melanoleuciis. — Common 

 to abundant on all coasts in spring and fall, fairly 

 common in winter. 



♦♦Lesser Yellow-legs, Totanus flavipes. — Status similar to 

 that of preceding species. 



♦♦♦Red Knot, Calidris canutus. — Recorded from Florida 

 to Texas and in Veracruz and Yucatdn; apparently 

 really common only in peninsular Florida, where it is 

 an abundant spring and fall transient. 



♦♦Pectoral Sandpiper, Erolia melanotos. — Common mi- 

 grant, recorded from Cuba counterclockwise to Vera- 

 cruz; mainly March to April and July to October; 

 rare and irregular in winter, unreported in June. 



♦♦♦White-rumped Sandpiper, Erolia fuscicollis. — Recorded 

 on all coasts, but really common only in Texas; mainly 

 late April to June and August to October, but also 

 recorded in December and February. 



♦♦Least Sandpiper, Erolia minutilla. — Common to abun- 

 dant migrant and fairly common winter visitant on all 

 coasts. 



♦♦♦Red-backed Sandpiper, Erolia alpina. — Common to 

 abundant from Florida west to Texas; mainly October 

 to May. 



