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November 17, 1913. The latter specimen is now in the posses- 

 sion of Mr. Liideke. 



36. Bittern. Botaurus lentiyinosus. A common summer resi- 

 dent. 



37. Least Bittern, Ix&brijchus exilis. A single bird was seen 

 at the upper end of Goodenough lake, which is more or less 

 marshy along the borders, on June 2, 1918. No doubt breeds. 



38. Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias. A common migrant, 

 arriving at McCook lake as early as July 11 (1915), and then 

 increa.sing in numbers, until on Septemlier o, fifty were noted 

 in one day (Allen), 



39. Green Heron. Butoridcs virescens. Noted on August 

 22, 1915, and again three were seen on September 5, 1915 (Al- 

 len). Mr. Ludeke also reports this bird as common throughout 

 the summer. 



40. Black-crowned Night Heron. Nycticorax naewiis. A 

 flock in flight over Lake Goodenough were noted on April 15. 

 1917, by Messrs. Allen, Ludeke and Stephens. Noted once in 

 1918 by Mr. Allen. 



41. Coot. Fidica americana. A common summer resident. 



42. Red Phalarope. PhaIaropt<s fulicarius. A specimen 

 which had been taken in the vicinity of McCook lake was mounted 

 by Mr, Anderson on November 28, 1912, and is now in his col- 

 lection. This specimen was first reported by the writer as an 

 Iowa record (see Wils. Bull., XXVI. p. 108, 1914), but was 

 later corrected (see Wils. Bull.. XXVIII, p. 92, 1916). 



43. Wilson Phalarope. Steganopus tricolor. Noted at Lan- 

 caster slough (since drained) on May 20, 1911, by Rev. M. B. 

 Townsend. 



44. American Avoeet. Eecurvirostra americana. Dr. Gu}- 

 C. Rich has kindly furnished a note of one "shot by Sangster 

 from a bar in the Missouri river a few miles above Sioux City, 

 near McCook lake. South Dakota." This specimen was mounted 

 and is now in the Rich collection in the museum of the Sioux 

 City Academy of Science. 



45. Woodcock. PhdoheJa minor. IMr. A. J. Anderson in- 

 forms the writer that he shot a Woodcock at McCook lake in 

 1896 or 1897. This is a very rare species in this region. 



