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collected during the years 1901, 1905, 1906 and 1911. These are now in 

 the University Museum. Doctor Snow did not include this species in 

 his catalogue. 



12. Larus franklini (Rich.). Franklin's Gull. Migratory. 



13. Larus Philadelphia (Ord). Bonaparte's GulL Migratory; rare. 



14. Xema sabini (Sab.). Sabine's Gull. Quoted as accidental by 

 Doctor Snow. No specimen of this species in the museum. A male was 

 collected October 3, 1909, at Hamilton, Greenwood county, Kansas, by 

 G. C. Rinker. Colonel Goss has collected this bii'd in Kan.sas. 



1.5. Sterna forsteri (Nut.). Porster's Tern. Migratory; not un- 

 common. Recorded as common by Doctor Snow. 



16. Sterna hirundo (Linn.). Common Tern. Migratory; rare. 



17. Sterna antillarum (Lesson). Least Tern. Intermittently com- 

 mon as a summer resident. 



18. Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis (GmeL). Black Tern. A rare 

 summer resident; common in migration. 



V. Family ANHINGID^. Darters. 



19. Anhinga anhinga (Linn.). Water Turkey. Catalogued as acci- 

 dental by Doctor Snow. No Kansas collected specimen in the University 

 Museum. 



VL Family PHALACROCORACID^. Cormorants. 



20. Phalacrocorax aurautus aurautus (Lesson). Double-crested Cor- 

 morant. Migratory; rather common. 



21. Phalacrocoi-ax vigua mexicanus (Brandt). Mexican Cormorant. 

 Quoted as accidental by Doctor Snow. No specimen in the University 

 Museum. 



VII. Family PELECANID^. Pelicans. 



22. Pelicanus erythrorhynchos (Gmelin). White Pelican. Migratory; 

 common. 



VIII. Family FREGTID^. Man-o'-war-birds. 



23. Fregata aquila (Linn.). Man-o'-war-bird. Quoted as accidental 

 by Doctor Snow. No Kansas collected specimen in the Museum. 



IX. Family ANATID^E. Ducks, Geese, and Swans. 

 24. . Mergus americanus (Cassin). Merganser. Winter sojourner; 

 not uncommon. 



25. Mergus serrator (Linn.). Red-breasted Merganser. This species 

 was omitted in Doctor Snow's last catalogue, owing to the fact that 

 during the last thirty years, i. e., up to 1903, no specimen had been 

 taken in the state. Two birds of this species were collected in the year 

 of 1907; one by L. L. Dyche. It was found dead by him near Lake View, 

 April 19, 1907. Dan Breese collected one in November of the same year 

 in Sedgwick county. Both skins are in the University Museum. 



26. Lophodytes cucullatus (Linn.). Hooded Merganser. A rare resi- 

 dent; a common migrant. 



27. Anas platyi-hynchos (Linn.). Mallard. A rare resident; a common 

 migrant. 



