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1. Coi.VMlirS AIKIII S { IjIIII.IMIS I . ilOltMII CKKIiK. (.".I 



A rai-0 spriiLi: and I'iill iiiiiiniiit. prnlijildx- in all the c'(niiities, thou«li I 

 lia\o no (Icliiiitc rccoi-d for Carroll (tr Mdiiroc Tlic only recoril for Vigo 

 is of one l)r(>Ui,'lit to I'rofessor Blatoliloy in the fall of 1S!)0 l»y a boy who 

 fonnd it tied as a d(H'oy in the Wabasli Kivci- near Torre Haute. 



1'. roiMi.vMias I'ODicKi's (Liniia'nsi. ni:ii-i!ii,i,i:i) (;ki:hi:. ((i) 



Any oni' who lias sjn-nt much tiino in the suriuir or fall about any of the 

 small lakes with which northern Indiana is so abundantly supplied, or aloug 

 the larj;er streams of the state, has doubtless become familiar with the queer 

 little duck-like birds wliicli lu> probably called "helldivers". 



The most common and best known species is the Pied-hilled Grebe, other- 

 wise known as lielldiver. dabchick. or waterwitch. It is a summer resident 

 in the ponds about Terre Haute and elsewhere along tlie Wabash River. 



Vi(/o Counfy: T'sually a few were seen every time a visit was made to 

 the Five-mile Pond or the Goose Pond; occasionally seen along the old 

 canal. When at the Goose Pond, nine miles south of Terre Haute, May 3, 

 1S90. Mr. U. O. Cox and I found a nest of this curious, witch-like little diver. 

 It was a floating ma.ss of dead flags and Scirpus stems, more or less matted 

 together with mud. The eggs, of which there were seven, were covered up 

 with nest material when found, and were very dirty. Incubation had slight- 

 ly advanced. Four of the eggs measured, in inches. I.(;(;xl.l2. two 1.70 x 

 1.12. and one 1.66 x 1.09. 



• Doubtless other nests could have been found in this ikukI had we searched 

 thoroughly. It no doubt nests in the Five-mile I'ontl. in Greenfield Bayou, 

 and in other similar places in the comity. 



Carroll Count)/: A few said to remain through the winter in open places 

 in the Wabash near the Georgetown mill. I do not remember ever to have 

 seen it on Deer Creek or Wild Cat, but it was seen on the Wabash occasion- 

 ally. On February 21. 18Sr». my friend. Charles Metsker. saw one in the 

 Wabash near the Pittsburg dam. and Wm. Coble told me that a few usually 

 remain all winter in air-holes in the Wabash near the (jeorgetown mill. 



I never saw this species in Monroe County. 



3. Gavia iiiMEK (r.riiiinicb I. r,oox. (7) 



A rare spring and fall migrant. 



Carroll Couniy: Seen once on Wild Cat Creek many years ago. 



Vigo Count]/: One seen on the Wabash Novemlier H. ISSH. and another 

 a short distance below Durkee's Ferry, in April. 1889. No record for Mon- 

 roe County. 



4. Lauis AHcKNTATis ( Poll t oppida 111 . iiK.uiuxo ori.i.. (.")l 



Hare spring and fall migrant. 



Ciirroll Count}/: Occasionally s(>en on the Wab.ish about Pittsburg and 

 above. ^ 



Vigo Count//: There was a specimen in Dr. Scovell's collection obtained 

 on the Wabash near Terre Haute many years ago. No Monroe County rec- 

 ord. 



