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ORDER LONGIPENNES. Gulls and Terns. 



Family Lakidae. Gulls and Terns. 



51a. Larus argentatus Briin. Herring Gull. Tolerably common 

 spring and lall migrant. Coiilined mostly to the Licking reservoir. 



60. Larus Philadelphia (On/.). Bonaparte's Gull. Tolerably com- 

 mon spring and fall migrant. Usually found as single birds or in pairs at the 

 Licking reservoir. 



64. Sterna caspia Pallas. Castian Tern. Rare. One record of 

 a single individual at the Licking reservoir, May 31, 1902. 



70. Sterna hirundo Linn. Common Tern. Common spring and fall 

 migrant. Large numbers are sometimes found at the Licking reservoir. 



77. Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis [Gmel.]. Black Tkrn. Tol- 

 erably comuion spring and fall migrant. Found principally at the Licking 



ORDER STEGAI^OPODES. Totipalmate swimmers. 

 (Families Phalacrocoracidae, Felecanidae.) 



Family Phalacrocoracidae. Cormorants. 



120. Phalacrocorax dilopus [Stv. ani Rich.). Double-crested Cor- 

 morant. Rare. Occasionally one is killed on the Licking reservoir. 



Family Pelecanidae. Pelicans. 



125. Pelecanus erythrorhynchus Gmel. American White Peli- 

 can. Rare. One record of a single individual killed by Mr. Stephen Holts- 

 berry at the Licking reservoir, May 15, 1902 It had been on the reservoir 

 for several days. 



ORDER ANSERES. Lamellirostral swimmers. 



Family Anatidae. Ducks, Geese, Swans. 



129. Merganser americanus (Crtjj-.). American Merganser; Shell- 

 drake. Tolerably common spring and fall migrant. 



130. Merganser' serrator (/-?'«'/.). Rkd-hreasteo Merganser. Tol- 

 erably common spring and fall migrant. 



131. Lophodytes cucullatus [Linn.). Hooded Merganser. Toler- 

 ably common spring and fall migrant. 



132. Anas boschas Linn. Mallard. Common spring and fall mi- 

 grant. 



133. Anas obscura [Giiu-l.). Black Duck, Dusky Duck. Common 

 spring and fail migrant. It is probable that these birds recorded as obscura 

 are not typical of that species but belong to the newly elaborated species A. o. 

 rubripes, the Red-legged Black r>uck. 



