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II. — Species migrant in spring and fall and which remain 



IN LARGER OR SMALLER NUMBERS TO BREED IN THE STATE; 

 AND ALSO SUMMER VISITORS WHICH ARE STRAGGLERS AND 

 DO NOT BREED HERE 



*3. Horned Grebe — Colymbus auritus Linn. Not common. 



*4. Eared Grebe — Colymbus nigricollis californicus (Heerm.). 



*6. Pied-billed Grebe — Podilymbus podiceps (Linn.). 



58. Laughing Gull — Larus africilla Linn. Summer straggler from the 

 south. 



*69. Forster Tern — Sterna forsteri Nutt. 



*74. Least Tern — Sterna a>ttillanim Less. 



*77. Black Tern — Hydrochelidon nigra surinamcnsis (Gmel.). 



*131. Hooded Merganser — Lophodytcs cucullatus (Linn.). 



*135. Gadwall — Chaulelasmiis streperus (Linn.). 



137. Widgeon — Mareca americana (Gmel.). 



*140. Blue-winged Teal — Querquedula discors (Linn.). 



*142. Shoveller — Spatula clypeata (Linn.). 



*144. Wood Duck — Aix sponsa (Linn.). Eastern. 



*147. Canvasback — Marila vallisneria (Wils.). 



150. Ring-necked Duck — Marila collaris (Donov.). 



*167. Ruddy Duck — Erismatura jamaicensis (Gmel.). 



*181. Trumpeter Swan — Olor buccinator (Rich.). Now rare breeder. 



186. Glossy Ibis — Plegadis autumnalis (Hass.). Straggler from the 



southeast. 



187. White-faced Glossy Ibis — Plegadis guarauna (Linn.). Straggler 



from the southwest. 

 *190. Bittern — Botaurus lentiginosus (Mont.). 

 *191. Least Bittern — Ixobrychus exilis (Gmel.). Eastern. 

 *194. Great Blue Heron — Ardea herodias Linn. 



196. Egret — Herodias egretta Gmel. Straggler from the south. 

 *197. Snowy Egret — Egretta candidissima Gmel. Rare. 

 200. Little Blue Heron — Florida caerulea Linn. Straggler from the 

 south. 

 *20l. Green Heron — Btitorides vircscens Linn. Eastern. 

 *202. Black-crowned Night Heron — Nycticorax nycticorax naeinus 

 (Bodd.). 

 203. Yellow-crowned Night Heron — Nyctanassa violacea (Linn.). 

 Rare straggler from the south. 

 *206. Sandhill Crane — Grus mexicana (Muell.). 

 *208. King Rail — Rallus elegans Aud. Eastern. 

 *212. Virginia Rail — Rallus virginianus Linn. Eastern. 

 *214. Sora — Porsana Carolina (Linn.). Eastern. 

 216. Black Rail — Creciscus jamaicensis (Gmel.). Rare. 

 218. Purple Gallinule — lonornis martinica (Linn.). Straggler from 

 southeast. 



