menke: list of birds of finney county, KANSAS. 131 



Lesser Snow Goose, Chen hypoborea. Abundant in migration. 

 Canada Goose, Bra/iia canadensis. Abundant. 



American Bittern, Botaitrus lentiginosus. Common summer resi- 

 dent. 



Great Blue Heron, Ardea Jierodias. Common in migration. 

 Black-crowned Night Heron, N'ycticorax nycticorax navius. Rare; 

 one specimen. 



Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax violaceus, one specimen 

 taken September ist, '94. 



Sandhill Crane, Grus niexicana. Abundant. 



Virginia Rail, Ralliis virginianus. Common summer resident in 

 rainy seasons. 



Sora Rail, Porzana Carolina. In migration common. Rare sum- 

 mer resident. 



Black Rail, Porzana jamaicensis. Rare summer resident. My 

 brother, G. G. Menke, found a set of nine eggs of this species, June 

 6th, 1889. 



American Coot, Fulica aniericana. An abundant migrant and 

 common summer resident. 



Wilson's Phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor. Abundant in migration. 

 Although I have observed the bird in all summer months, I know of 

 no instance of its breeding in the county. 



American Avocet, Recurvirostra ainericana. Abundant in migra- 

 tion and rare summer resident. 



Black-necked Stilt, Hijnantopus inexicanus. Shot one specimen 

 the i6th day of May, 1892, and saw six more the 13th of following 

 month. 



Wilson's Snipe, Galli/iago dclicata. Common migrant. 

 Long-billed Dowitcher, Macrorhainpus scolopaceus. Not common. 

 Stilt Sandpiper, Micropalama hiinantopus. Rare. 

 Baird's Sandpiper, Tringa bairdi. Migratory; abundant. 

 Least Sandpiper, Tringa minutilla. Migratory; abundant. 

 Semipalmated Sandpiper, Ereunetes pusillus. Common during 

 migration. 



Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa. One specimen taken. 

 Greater Yellow-legs,, Totanus inelanoleucus. Migratory; common. 

 Yellow-legs, Totanus flavipes. Abundant in migration, 

 Solitary Sandpiper, Totanus solitarius. Rare. 

 Green Sandpiper, Totanus ochropus. Rare. 

 Willett, Symphemia semipalmata. Rare. 



Bartramian Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda. Common summer 

 resident and abundant in migration. 



Spotted Sandpiper, Actilis macularia. Rare. 



