25. Pintail Duck. — [w.v.] May be common locally, but reported 

 only once by the survey — Feb. 10-19, 1906. 



26. Wood Duck. — p.r. Breeds. Now quite rare. Found only 

 in large fresh-water swamps and backwaters. 



27. Canvasback Duck.— [w.v.] Rare. Two records, Mar. 18, 

 1906 and Feb. 4, lOOS.^ 



28. Greater Scaup Duck. — w.v. | Abundant on open water, both 



29. Lesser Scaup Duck. — w.v. / fresh and salt. These two spe- 

 cies cannot be distinguished in the field without taking specimens. 

 Migration dates uncertain. Citi/; rare; Colonial Lake. 



oO. Ring=necked Duck. — [w.v.] One record — Feb. 8, 1908. 



31. American Golden=eye. — [w.v.] Rare and very shy. Very 

 few records have been made. 



32. Bufflehead. — [w.v.] May be common locally, but seldom 

 recorded. 



33. Surf Scoter.— [w.v.] Oct. 24, 1906 (Mr. Wayne's earliest 

 record) . 



^ 34. Ruddy Duck.— [w\v.] One record, Feb. 10-19, 1906. 



35. Canada Goose. — [w.v.] Occasionally seen during migration 

 flying far overhead. City. 



36. Wood Ibis. — [p.r.] Mar.-Oct. Very common in marshes 

 behind the sea-islands. One was seen on April 13, 1908, in the 

 swamp at Otranto. 



37. American Bittern — [p.r.] Rare. Generally found in swamps 

 and marshes. Citi/; a specimen was shot from a tree on the 

 Porter Military Academy campus, Jan. 9, 1909, by Master 

 Burnham Chamberlain. 



38. Least Bittern.— s.r. Apr. 9-Sept. 11. A rare bird of the 

 salt marshes and fresh-water swamps. Citi/; three were seen, 

 and one taken, in gardens on Tradd St., Apr. 9, 1908.'- 



39. Great Blue Heron. — p.r. Breeds. Common in salt marshes 

 and also found in fresh-water swamps and rice-fields. Its hoarse 

 croak is often heard at night in the marshes. City; Soutii Bat- 

 tery, and flying over. 



'Bull. Chas. Mus., Vol. 4, No. 3, p. 34, Mar., 1908. 

 -Ibid, Vol. 4, No. 5, p. 49, May, 1908. 



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