66 LIST OF VERTEBRATES. 



Order XIII. ANSERES. The Ducks and Geese. 



Family 27. ANATIDJE. The Ducks and Geese. 



Merganser, Brisson. 



M. Americanus (Cassin). Merganser. Goosander. Not rare migrant. 

 Lophodytes, Reichenbach. 



L. cucullatus (L.). Hooded Merganser. Sheldrake. Occasional visitor. 

 Af. V. B. Knox. 

 Anas, Linnaeus. 



A. boschas, L. Mallard Duck. Tame Duck. " Original of the common 



domesticated duck." Rather rare migrant. 

 A. obscura, Gmelin. Black Duck. Common migrant. Occasional sum- 

 mer resident. 

 A. discors, L. Blue-winged Teal. Migrant. 

 A. Carolinensis, Gmelin. Green-winged Teal. Migrant. 

 Aix, Boie. 



A. sponsa (L.). Wood Duck. Summer Duck. Not rare summer resi- 

 dent. 



Erismatura, Bonaparte. 



E. rubida (Wilson). Ruddy Duck. Common migrant. 



Branta, Scopoli. 



B. Canadensis (L.). Wild Goose. Canada Goose. Rather common 

 migrant. 



Order XIV. HERODIONES. The Herons and Storks. 



Family 28. ARDEID-S]. The Herons. 



Botaurus, Stephens. 



B. lentiginosus (Montagu). Bittern. Indian Hen. Common summer resi- 

 dent. 



B. exilis (Gmelin). Least Bittern. Not rare summer resident. C. H. 

 Storrs. 



Ardea, Linnaeus. 

 A. herodias, L. 

 A. virescens (L.). Green Heron. Rather common summer resident. 



Nycticorax, Stephens. 



N. nycticorax (L.). Night-heron. Qua Bird. Squawk. Rather rare 

 summer resident. 



Order XV. PALUDICOL/E. The Cranes and Rails. 



Family 29. RALLIDJE. The Rails. 



Rallus, Linnaeus. 



R. Virginianus, L. Virginia Rail. Probable summer resident. 



