92 THE OOLOGIST. 



were liotb ohieived by Langille ou the sbore of Lake Ontario as mif,'rants, occurriug bite 

 in April or early iu May and a^;aiu in tbe hitter i>art of September. 



1-41. Cliarndruls dominicus. American Goblen Plover. See above. 



1'12. (Xvyechus vociferi/K. Kilklcev. Abundant summer resident. Breeds. Arrives 

 tbe last (i Marcb or first of of April. Deparls late in September. 



142. AegiiUtea Heinipaliiuitus. lemipalmated I'lovcr. Kepoitcd by Frank II. 

 Lattin, 



144. Pfiilohda minar. American Woodcock. Common sunmur resident. Breeds. 



Arrives earlv in April. 



14.".. GalUiuujo media iciUoni. Wilson's Suipe. A common miyraut during tbe lat- 

 ter part of April. 



146. Actodromm minutilla. Least Sandpiper. According to Langille tbis and tbe 

 following species usually occur togetber as migraats, being common along tbe lake late in 

 April or early in May and again from late July to early October. 



147. Efeunetu.s pvxilhts. Semipalmatod Sandpiper. See above. 



148. Tvtanvs melanokucvK. Greater Yellow-legs; Tell-tale. 



149. Totanm jUiviqx'x. Yellow-legs. Tbis and tbe preceeding species are migrants 

 across tbe county in April and again in August and latir. Tbe former species being tbe 

 more common. Langille. 



150. Birtraviia hngieuuda. Bartram's Sandpiper. Field Flower. Nut uucom- 

 mou summer resident, arriving late in April and breeding bere. 



151. Tringoides vuwuhirins. Spotted Sand-piper. Common summer resident. 

 Breeds. Arrives about May first. 



152. liidlus rirgininniis. Virginian Rail. Not uncommon Summer resident. 

 Breeds. Arrives late in April departs in October. 



15;>. Potzann Carolina. Sora. Common sununcr resident. Breeds. Arrives late 

 in April and leaves in October. 



154. Gallinuki galeata. Florida Galliuule. Common summer resident. Breeds. 

 Arrives in April. Leaves in October. 



155. Fulicii americuna. American Coot. Sj^oken of by Langille as a common mi- 

 grant in April and October. 



156. Olor avuricinnis. Wbistliug Swan. A rare migrant. Two- specimens were 

 taken near Medina in the spring of 188(). 



157. Bei-nicUi canadensis. Canada Goose. Abumlant migrant occi;rring in Marcb 

 and April and staying some three or four weeks; aud again d.uing tbe entire month of 

 October. 



158. Bernicla canadensis Jiutchinsi. Hutchins's Goose. A not uncommon migrant 

 occurring with the preceeding species. 



159. Anas boscas. Mallard. Reported by Langille as a coiumon migrant, occurriug 

 in March and April and again in Stpteujber and later. 



160. Anas obscura. Black Mallard. Our most common duck. Migrant, occurring 

 in April and again in September and October. L.angille says that quite a few remain 

 here to breed. 



101. Dafila acuta. Pintail. Tbis and the following species, according to Langille 

 occur more or less in comjiauy with each other being migrants in April and again iu 

 September and October. 



162.. Marecn americnna. Baldpate. See above. 



163. Qaerquedula discarse. Blue-winged Teal. 



164. Nettion caroUnensis. Greeu-wiiiged Teal. This and the preceeding species 

 are reported by Langille as migrants, occurring iu Aju'il and again iu September and later. 



165. Aix sponsa. Wood Duck. Summer Duck. Not uncommon summer resident 

 Breeds. Arrives about April 1st. 



166. Fvlix mariln. Seaup Duck. Common migrant. Occurring iu miel-Ajail. 



167. Fulli.v collaris. Rjug-bilkd iJlaekLend. Sj oken el by Lai.gille as a rather 

 rare migrant. He repoits the taking of a pair on the Erie canal. 



168. Clangida albeola. Butterball; Buffleheael. Common migrant, being most 

 plentiful iu April anet October. 



169. Mergus serrator. Redbrensted Sheldrake. Tbis species is with us iu large 

 numbers in late atumn and early sjjring remainin- ebaing winter if tbe waters are suffici- 

 ently open. Langille. 



17U. riuu'tlwnJUivirostries. Yellow-billed Tropic Bird. The extraordinary occur- 

 ence of tbis straggler from the tropics is reported by Langille. A youug male found iu a 

 clover field after a heavv storm from tbe southwest, was brought to him alivo iu Sej.tem- 

 ber, 1876. 



