INTRODUCTION Ixv 



Nettion carolinensis : Green- winged Teal. — Quite common, especially dur- 

 ing' migrations. 



Querquedula cyanoptera : Cinnamon Teal. — Rare ; a female with several 

 young- two or three days old seen, June 11. 



Spatula clypeata : IShoveller. — Common ; breeds in St. Joseph marshes. 



Dajila acuta : Pintail. — Common migrant. 



Aix sponsa : Wood Duck. — Common summer visitor, especially abun- 

 dant in early fall. 



Aythya collaris : Ring-necked Duck. — Seems to be more common than 

 the other ' blue-bills,' one or both of which occur but were not certainly 

 identified. 



Clangula islandica : Barrow Golden-eye. — Abundant throughout the win- 

 ter ; all the golden-eyes seen were of this species, although the other 

 doubtless occurs. 



Charitonetta albeola : Buffle-head. — Common during winter. 



Hisirionicus histrionivus : Harlequin Duck. — Rare, but occasionally taken 

 on the St. Joseph and Coeur d'Alene rivers. 



Eris7natura jamaicensis : Huddy Duck. — Not uncommon in spring and 

 fall. 



Chen sp. ? : Ross Snow Goose. — Reported by hunters, but decidedly 

 rare. 



Anser alhifrons gamheli : White-fronted Goose. — Reported by hunters, but 

 rare. 



Branta canadensis : Canada Goose. — Common in spring, rare in fall. 

 Most abundant goose, especially on prairie at southern end of lake ; a 

 few nest near the lake ; on the fall flight they and many of the ducks 

 pass south over the open prairie fifty miles west of the lake. 



Olor sp. ? — In spring swans are sometimes quite common on lake and 

 marshes. No specimens taken. 



Botaurus lentiginosus : Bittern. — Rather common in suitable localities 

 about the lake. 



Grus mexicana : Sandhill Crane. — Not uncommon migrant; a few prob- 

 ably breed. 



Porzana Carolina : Sora. — Not rare in marshes ; breeds. 



Fulica ainericana : Coot. — Common, especially in autumn. 



Pkalaropus lobatus : Northern Phalarope. — Common fall migrant. 



Hecurvirostra auiericana : Avocet. — A pair seen and one taken in Sep- 

 tember. 



Gallinago delicata : Wilson Snipe. — Usually ratlier uncon)mon migrant. 



Macrorhainphus griseus : Dowitcher. — Five taken in September on St. Jo- 

 sejjh marslies. 



Tringa maculata : Pectoral Sandpiper. — Common in ISIK) from last of 

 August till early October. 



Tringa mi nut ill a : Lea.st Sandpiper. — Three taken in August. 



Ereunetes occidentalis : Western Sandpiper. — One taken with the least 

 sandpipers. 



Totanns inelanoleucus : Greater Yellow-legs. — Rather common fall mi- 

 grant ; one heard in June. 



Iltludromas solitarius : Solitary Sandpiper. — A young bird tiiken in August. 



Bartramia lungicauda : Bartramian Sandpiper. — Breeds not uncommonly 

 on prairie north of fort. 



Actitis niaculuria : Spotted Sand])iper. — Common summer visitor. 



Numenius Inngirustris : Long-billi-d Curlew. — Not uncommon on {)rairie. 



Squatarula squatarola : Black-bellied Plover. — Four taken in St pttinber 

 on St. Joseph mawhes. 



