28 KANSAS ACAJ)EAIY OF SCIENCE. 



222. Actodromas Bairdii. Baird's Sandpiper. Baird. 



223. Tringa Wilsonii. Least Sandpiper. Abundant. 



224. ■ Tringa Bonapartii. Bonaparte's Sandpiper. "Migratory in spring and fall." 



225. Ereunetes petrificatus. Semipalmated Sandpiper. "Migratory." 



226. Symphemia semipalmata. Willet. "Occasional in fall." A large flock was seen on 



the Kansas River, near Lawrence, April 25, 1872. 



227. Gambetta melanoleuca. Tell-tale, Stone Snipe. Common. . 



228. Gambetta flavipes. Yellow-legs. Abundant. 

 229.* Rhyacophilus solitarius. Solitary Sandpiper. Rare. 

 230. * Tringodes macularius. Spotted Sandpiper. Rare. 



231.* Actiturus Bartramius. Field Plover. Abundant on the open prairie in May. 



232. Tringites rufescens. Buft-breasted Sandpiper. Occasional in fall. 



233. Limosa fedoa. Marbled Godwit. Rare. 



234. Limosa Hudsonica. Hudson Godwit. Baird. 



235.* Numenius longirostris. Long-billed Curlew. Not uncommon. Found breeding 



on the Plains of Western Kansas, by J. A. Allen. 

 236. Numenius Hadsonicus. Hudsonian Curlew. Baird. 

 237.* Numenius borealis. Esquimaux Curlew. Allen. A single specimen seen in Wes 



ern Kansas. Mr. Allen reports it as breeding in Kansas. 



Rall,id.\e — Rails and Coots. 

 238. Rallus elegans. King Rail. Rare. 

 239.* Rallus Virginianus. Virginia Rail. 



240. Porzana Carolina. Common Rail. 



241. Porzana Jamaicensis. Little Black Rail. Allen. A single specimen taken. 

 242.* Fulica Americana. Coot, Mud-hen. Abundant in spring and fall. 



243. Gallinula galeata. Florida GalHnule. Baird. 



Anatidae — Swans, Geese, Ducks. 



244. Cygnus Americanus. American Swan. Rare. 



245. Cygnus buccinator. Trumpeter Swan. "Migratory; breeds in Iowa." 



246. Anser hyperboreus. Snow Goose. Common in migration. 



247. Anser Gambelii. Laughing Goose. Taken at Topeka, February, 1872, and a 



Lawrence, September, 1869. 



248. Bernicla Canadensis. Canada Goose. Abundant in spring and fall, sometimes re- 



maining all winter. 



249. Bernicla Hutchinsii. Hutchins's Goose. Baird. 



250. Bernicla brenta. Brant. Common. 



251. Anas boschas. Mallard. Common. 



252. Anas obscura. Black Duck. Not common. 



253. Dafila acuta. Common. Sometimes remains in winter. 

 254.* Nettion Carolinensis. Green-winged Teal. Abundant. 



255.* Querquedula discors. Blue-winged Teal. Abundant. This and the preceding re- 

 ported as breeding, by J. A. Allen. 



256. Spatula clypeata. Shoveler. Common. 



257. Chaulelasmiis stpeperas. Gadwall. Common. 



258. Mareca Americana. 



259.* Aix sponsa. Summer or Wood Duck. The young of this species are good shooting 

 and fine eating in August and September. Nearly all the other species are abund- 

 ant for about two months, both in spring and fall, and are very common in the 

 market. 



260. Fulix marila. Greater Black-head, Blue-bill, Scaup Duck. Common. 



261. Fulix affinis. Little Black-head. Common. 



