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be several nice flocks at the lake. I have seen quite often as many as four 

 or five thousand ducks on the water at one time. 



The following list is made up of my own and the records of other mem- 

 bers of the local Bird Club. 



3. Colymbiis aurifiis Linn.- Horned Grebe. Frequent. 



4. Colymbus uii^n-icollis califoruicus (Heer;n.)-American Eared Grebe. 



^^^t^"^^' Podilvmhus podiccps (Linn.)-Pied-billed Grebe. Common. 



7 Cavi'a imbcr (Gunn.)— Loon. Uncommon xr . .« 



36. Stercorarius pomarinus (Temm.)-Pomanne Jaeger. Very rare. 



^la I ariis anrenlaiiis s.mithsonianus Coues-Herrnig Gull. Kare. 



^^4." iMvus dclaivaranis Ord- Ring-billed GulL Uncommon. 



58. Larus atricilla Linn. -Laughing Gull. Frequent. 



59 larus franklinii Sw. & Rich.-Franklin s Gull Common. 



60' Larus Philadelphia (Ord)-Bonaparte's Gull. Uncommon. 



64'. Sterna easpia Pall.-Caspian Tern. Very rare. 



69 Sterna forsieri Nutt.— Forster's Tern. Uncommon. 



7o' Sterna hirundo Linn.— Common Tern. Uncommon. 



74. Sterna antillarum (Less. )-Least Tern. Uncommon 



77. Hydrochelidon nigra 5//r/;/«;«^;/^^MGmel. )-Black Tern. Com- 



'"""l20. Phalacroeorax dilophus (Swains.)-Double-crested Cormorant. 



^""""nOa. Phalacrocorax dilophus floridanus (And.) --Florida Cormorant. 



^^""125. Pclecanus erythrorhynchos Gmel.-American White Pelican. Fre- 



'^'"'^-'9 Menranser americanus (Cass.)-American Merganser. Rare. 



130'. Merganser serrator (Linn. )-Red-breasted Merganser Rare 



131. Lopfwdvtes cucuUatus (Linn.)-Hooded Merganser. Frequent. 



132. Anas boschas Linn.— Mallard. Common. 



133. Anas obscura Gmel.— Black Duck. Uncommon. 

 135. Chaulelasmus streperus (Linn.)-Gadwall. Common. 

 137. Mareca americana (Gmel.)-Baldpate. Uncommon. 



139. Nettion carol inensis ( Gmel. )-Green-winged Teal. Common. 



140. Querquedula discors ( Linn. )-Blue-winged Teal. Common^ 



141. Ouetquedulacvanoptera ( Vieill. )-Cinnamon Teal. \ erN rare. 



142. Spatula clvpeata {l^inn.)—'^\\oxe:\ler. Common. 



143. /;aA7a ar///« (Linn. )— Pintail. Coinnion. 



144. .-://r5A^;/i-« (Linn. )- Wood Duck. Frequent. 

 146. Wi'//n'««;;/.'r/Va;/a (Evt.)-Redhead. Frequent. 



147 A'vthva vallisncria (Wils. )-Canvas-back. Frequent. 



149. A'vtliva affinis ( Evt. ) -Lesser Scaup Duck. Frequent. 



150. Avt/iva collaris ( Donov. ) -Ring-necked Duck. \ ery rare 



151. Clangnla clangula americana ( Bonap. )-American Goiden-e> e. 



^^''\st!'''charitonetla albeola (Linn.)-Buffle-head.^ Common. 



Ib3. Oidemia americana Swains.— American Scpter. \ ery rare. 



165. Oidemia de^iandi Bonap.-White-winged Scoter. Rare. 



166. Oidemia pcrspicillata (Linn.)— Surf Scoter. Rare. 



167. Erismaturajamaicensis (Gmel.)-Ruddy Duck. Common. 

 169. Chen hxperborea (Pall.)-Lesser Snow Goose. Common 



169a. Oien hyperborea nivalis ( Forst. )-Greater Snow Goo^,e. Fre- 



"^"^"169.1. Chen ccerulescens ( Linn. )-Blue Goose. Rare . ., p^^_ 



171a. Anseralbifronsgambeli ( Hartl. )-American \^ hite-fronted Goo>,e. 



^''172. Branta canadensis ( Linn. )— Canada Goose. Common. 



