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154. Harelda hyemalis (Linn.). Oi.D Squaw. Rather uncommon 

 spring ami fall migrant. One was killed on Raccoon creek, Feb. 12, 1902, and 

 is now mounted and in the possession of W. H. Ports, Granville, O. They oc- 

 cur principally at the Licking reservoir. 



165. Oidemia delegandi Bonap. Whitk-winged Scoter. Rare. Mr. 

 Lynds Jones of Oberlin reported one at the Licking reservoir, Apr. 3, 1903. 

 He expressed some doubt as to its actual identity, however, on account of be- 

 ing at a considerable distance from the bird. 



167. Erasmatura jamaicensis (Ginel.). Ruddy Duck. Rather un- 

 common spring and fall migrant Recorded only at the Licking reservoir. 



172, Branta canadensis (Linn.). Canada Gouse. Rather uncommon 

 spring and fall migrant. S me years they are more common than in others. 

 On Oct. 19, 1902, I counted more than a hundred on the Licking reservoir. 



172a. Branta canadensis hutchinsii (Szv. and Rich.). Hutchin's 

 Goose. Mr. William Harlow has a live specimen that he captured on the 

 Licking reservoir. 



173. Branta bernicia (Linn.). Brant. Rare. One doubtful record 

 of one at the Licking reservoir, May 30, 1902. 



181. Olor buccinator (Rich.). Trumpeter Swan. Uncommon spring 

 and fall migrant. One record of three at the Licking reservoir, March 28, 1903. 



ORDER HERODIONES. Herons and Bitterns. 



Family Ardeidae. 



190. Botaurus lentiginosus (Montag.). American Bittern. Toler- 

 ably common summer resident from April to November. Breeds at Hass lake 

 and the Licking reservoir. Found about almost any of the marshy ponds in 

 the county during the spring and fall migration season. 



191. Ardetta exilis (Gmel.). Least Bittern. Very common summer 

 resident (rom May to October. Breeds at Licking reservoir. 



194. Ardea herodias Linn. Great Blue Heron. Tolerably com- 

 mon summer resident. Breeds at Licking reservoir. 



197. Ardea candidissima GmeL Snowy Heron. Very rare. One 

 record of Aug. 20, 1901 at the Licking reservoir. Dr. J. M. Wheaton in his 

 Report on The Birds of Ohio. p. 502, reports having seen five of these birds at 

 Granville in the summer of 1859. "These were apparently all young." 



201. Ardea virescens Linn. Green Heron. Common summer resi- 

 dent from April to October. Generally distributed throughout the county. 

 Nests in trees along the larger streams and in orchards. 



