132 Kansas Academy of Science. 



As the Red phalarope is a maritime bird, breeding on the shores 

 of northern bodies of salt water, and spending most of its time on the 

 ocean, its appearance in Kansas was nnlooked for. The one taken 

 must, for the present at least, be looked upon as a straggler. It may 

 have been carried out of its usual course by a storm, or may have 

 fallen in company with other birds that go far inland. 



In May, 1895, several flocks of phalaropes were seen by the 

 writer, on the ocean between New York and Holsteinborg, Green- 

 land. Many flocks were seen on the return trip, in September, from 

 north of Disco island, to St. Johns, Newfoundland. It was not 

 possible to tell from the ship whether the birds were Red or North- 

 ern phalaropes ; perhaps both species were seen. Many of them 

 were far out to sea, where no land was visible. They were usually 

 in bunches of from a dozen to perhaps a hundred. They were 

 either flying close to the water, just missing the tops of the waves, 

 or were resting on the water, floating high, as if they possesssed 

 almost no weight. 



