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" occasionally Been in Hooks at Port Sanilac, in spring and fall. I took one set of six 

 eggs at St. Clair Flats '" ( W. A. Oldfield); Dr. J. B. Steere gives it as a questionable 

 summer resident ; Prof. Ludwig Kumlein writes me that this duck breeds in Northern 

 Wisconsin, and without doubt in our Northern Peninsula. " Common in fall, without 

 doubt breeds, as I have seen a pair in our marshes in the breeding season which I am 

 confident had a nest '' ( N. A. Eddy ). 



44-135-( 711 ). Anas strepera Linn. *Gadwal.l,. 



" Common throughout the entire state " (A. H. Boies ); " common migrant at Albion, 

 but only occasional at St. Joseph " ( O. B. Warren ) "occasionally one shot in winter at 

 Port Sanilac "' ( W. A. Oldfield ); April and October ; migrant ; " breeds in the Northern 

 Peninsula" (Prof. Ludwig Kumlein); "Keweenaw Point" (Kneeland); often taken at 

 Park and Pine lakes, near Lansing ; Dr. J. B. Steere gives it as a summer resident 

 with a question mark ; included in Sager's list of 1839. 



45-137-( 713 ). Anas americana Omel. Baldpate ; American Widgeon. 



Common ; migrant ; April, May and October ; " common in Monroe county, but not 

 known to breed " ( Jerome Trombley ); " quite common in spring, summer and fall at 

 Port Sanilac " ( W. A. Oldfield ); "migrant at Albion and St. Joseph " ( O. B. Warren); 

 reported common at St. Clair Flats ; "common in Kent Co." (S. E. White ); Dr. J. B. 

 Steere gives it as a doubtful summer resident ; " rare summer resident in Northern 

 Indiana, where it breeds" (Butler's Birds of Indiana); "Keweenaw Point" (Knee- 

 land ); we have fine specimens in our museum taken at Pine lake. This species is 

 included in Dr. A. Sager's list of 1839. 



4(J-139-( 715 ). Anas carolinensis Gmel. Green-winged Teal. 



Common; "throughout the state" (A. H. Boies); migrant; May and October ; taken 

 at Pine lake near the college ; this and the four succeeding species all taken at Plymouth 

 by J. B. Purdy ; '' quite common in spring, summer and fall at Port Sanilac and breeds 

 on St. Clair Flats" (W. A. Oldfield ); "Keweenaw Point" (Kneeland); "migrant in 

 Monroe Co." (Jerome Trombley); " breeds at St. Clair Flats " ( Dr. W. C. Brownell ); 

 "rare migrant at Albion, but common at St. Joseph, where it occasionally breeds" 

 ( O. B. Warren); one of our best table ducks ; "tolerably common on Saginaw Bay " 

 (N.A.Eddy). 



47-140-( 716 ). Anas discors Linn. Blue-winged Teal. 



Very common ; " throughout the state " ( A. H. Boies); April and October ; usually 

 a migrant ; "summer resident" (Dr. J. B. Steere ); "common in spring, abundant in 

 fall, no doubt but what it breeds" (N. A. Eddy); "quite common at Port Sanilac in 

 spring, summer and fall. I have taken eggs at St. Clair Flats " ( W. A. Oldfield ) ; " two 

 nests found and eggs taken by S. E. White in Allegan Co., May 28. 1891 ; " found 

 breeding at the mouth of Kalamazoo river " (Dr. M. Gibbs ); " common at Albion, and 

 very common at St. Joseph, where it breeds '' ( O. B. Warren ); " occasionally breeds in 

 Monroe Co." ( Jerome Trombley ); " surely breeds at St. Clair Flats " ( Dr. W. C. Brow- 

 nell ); "breeds at Sault Ste. Marie'' ( C. S. Osborn); " Keweenaw Point " (Kneeland); 

 nests on ground, in swamp grass ; eggs twelve. Mr. J. B. Purdy writes me that he has 

 frequently taken the young, some of which were yet unable to fly, at Plymouth. 



