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ORNITHOLOGIST 



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19. Aythj/a inarila neai'tica (Stein.). Ameri- 

 can Scaup Duck. Transient visitant; rare. 



20. Aythya affinis (Eyt.). Lesser Scaup Duck. 

 Transient visitant; tolerably common. Arrives 

 first week in April and again by the 20th of 

 October. 



21. Glaucionettn clangula americana (Bonap.). 

 American Oolden-eye. Transient visitant; 

 tolerably common. Arrives second week in 

 April, and again by the 20th of October. 



22. Charitonetta alheola {Linn.). Bnffle-head. 

 Transient visitant; common. Appearing the 

 first week in April, and leaves by the 10th of 

 the month; reappears second week in October, 

 and is met with until the last week in Novem- 

 ber. 



23. Eri.vnatiira ruhida (WWs.). Ruddy Duck. 

 Transient visitant; tolerably common. Arrives 

 first week in April, and again by the sectmd 

 week in October. 



24. Branta canadenHia (Linn.). Canada 

 Goose. Transient visitant; common. Reaches 

 Iiere by the second week in March, and returns 

 in the southern migrations by the second week 

 in October. 



2.5. Olor cc)luin}nanuH{Ov(\.). Whistling Swan. 

 Accidental visitant. Have never observed 

 this species. Mr. Doan secured two line male 

 birds out of a flock of eight, on February 23, 

 1885. 



26. Botaurus lentiyinosus (Montag.). Amer- 

 ican Bittern. Summer resident; tolerably com- 

 mon. This species appears by l.'ith of April, 

 and sometimes remains as late as December 20. 



27. Ardea lierodla.'i{JAnn.). Great Blue Her- 

 on. Summer resident: tolerably common. 

 More common in spring and fall. Breeds in 

 pairs along the Octoraro Creek. Arrives first 

 week in April; departs by the first week in 

 October. 



28. Ardea egretta (Gmel.). Great White 

 Egi'et. Accidental visitant. Mr. Doan has 

 one in his collection that was taken near Ox- 

 ford, this county, by Mr. Frank Cline of Lan- 

 caster City, May 20, 1883. 



29. Ardea candidis.nma (Gmel.). Snowy Her- 

 on. Accidental visitant. I took one May 16, 

 1886, on the banks of the Brandywine, below 

 Downingtown. 



30. Ardea virescens (Linn.). Green Heron. 

 Summer resident; common. Ai-rives first 

 week in May. Nidification commences by the 

 25th of that month; eggs, five to six. Departs 

 second week in October. 



31. Nycticornx nycticorax n(eviiis (Bodd.). 

 Black-crowned Night Heron. Summer resi- 

 dent; rare. Common during spring and fall 



migrations. Arrives by the first week in May, 

 and have taken it as late as November 1. 



32. Rallus vir(/inianu)s (Linn.). Virginia Rail. 

 Summer resident; i-are; tolerably common dur- 

 ing migrations. C. J. Pennock gives it as 

 breeding near Kennett Squ.are, in 1878 and 

 1883. Mr. Doan secured a set of eggs on Jinie 

 6, 1885, in a swamp near the Octoraro Creek. I 

 have seen this species here during the breeding 

 season, but have never yet taken their eggs. 



33. Porzana Carolina (Linn.). Sora. Trans- 

 ient visitant; tolerably common. Arrives first 

 week in April, and again by the last week in 

 September. 



34. Gallinula f/aleata (Licht.). Florida 

 Gallinule. Transient visitant; rare. While in 

 company with Mr. Doan collecting on May 18, 

 1888, in the meadows below Downingtown, he 

 took a fine male which was the first one I have 

 observed that has been taken in the county. 



35. Fulica americana (Gmel.). American 

 Coot. Transient visitant; rare. Have only 

 observed two during a period of four years. 



36. Philohela minor (Gmel.). American 

 Woodcock. Summer resident; tolerably com- 

 mon. Arrives second week in March. Nidifi- 

 cation commences by April 20; its nest is usu- 

 ally placed in a tussock, and composed of 

 leaves and grass; eggs, four. Departs first 

 week in December. 



37. Gallinarjo delicata (Ord.). Wilson's 

 Snipe. Transient visitant; common. Arrives 

 by March 20, and lingers until the second week 

 in April, reappearing last week in August, 

 and may be met with as late as September 20. 



38. Tringa minutiUa (Vieill.). Least Sand- 

 piper. Transient visitant; tolerably commcm. 

 Arrives first week in April, and again by Sep- 

 tember 1, and by the 5tli of that nnrnth they 

 depart. 



39. Tetanus melanoleucus (Gmel.). Greater 

 Yellow-legs. Transient visitant; tolerably 

 common. Arrives first week in May, and 

 again second week in September; and I have 

 taken them as late as October 1. 



40. Totanus flavipes (Gmel.). Yellow-legs. 

 Transient visitant; rare. Have never taken 

 this species. Mr. Doan has taken it during the 

 spring along the Brandywine, and on one or 

 two occasions have found it in the same local- 

 ity during September. 



41. TotaniiH .solitariua (Wi\s.). Solitary Sand- 

 piper. Transient visitant; tolerably common. 

 Arrives second week in April. 



42. Bartramia longiranda (Bechst.). Bar- 

 tramian Sandpiper. Summer resident; com- 

 mon. Arrives second week in April. Nidifi- 



