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SOME RESULTS OF FOUR YEARS' OBSERVATION AND 

 COLLECTING CHIEFLY IN THE VICINITY OF LINCOLN. 

 — The following records and notes were all made at Lincoln, 

 Lancaster county, unless otherwise stated : 



Western Grebe {Aeclnnophorus occideiifalis). — On October 

 23, 1909, I watched a pair of these birds for some time at the 

 lake west of the city. They were very clearly seen although 

 they kept well off-shore. 



Caspian Tern {Sfeivia caspia) . — A flock of twelve Caspian 

 Terns was observed on ]\Tay 2, 1908, at the lake. At times 

 they flew directly over me and I was able to make the identi- 

 fication certain. 



Wood Duck {Aix sponsa) . — Twice I have noted Wood Ducks, 

 once on June 14, 1907, and again on October 10, 1908. On 

 both occasions the birds were paired. 



King Rail {Rallus eleians) .—On May 30, 1910. Dr. R. H. 

 Wolcott and myself found this 'bird breeding at Lincoln. On 

 that date a nest containing seven eggs was found in the center 

 of a wild rice swamp. Several individuals of the species were 

 seen the same day and also later in the same locality but only 

 the one nest was located. 



Yellow Hail (Cof 7 1 imicops novehoracensis) . — I have a female 

 of this species which I took at South Bend, Cass county, on 

 May 8, 1909. I observed two individuals on April 30 of the 

 same year near Lincoln but was unable to secure a specimen. 



Northern Phalarope {Lohipes lobafiis) . — I have the follow- 

 ing dates for this species : I\Iay 11, 1907, May 14, and 24, 1910. 



Red-'backed Sandpiper {Pelidna alpina saJchaUna). — For- 

 merly common, this species has of recent years been seen on 

 but few occasions. In the spring of 1910, however, numerous 

 individuals were seen by different observers. I found them 

 on IMay 7 and 14 and June 9 -of that year. 



^larbled Godwit (Liinosa fedoa). -This is another species 

 uncommon of late years. I saw a single one on jNIay 28, 1910. 



Hudsonian Godwit{Lii7vosrf, haemasfiGa). — On June 12, 1910, 

 Dr. R. H. Wolcott and I found a Hudsonian G'odwit at Ceresco, 

 Saunders county. The bird was associating with a pair of 

 Killdeers, whose nest was found, but no mate was seen, and 

 it was undoulitedly merely a straggler. The specimen was 

 taken and proved to be a female. 



Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Ttv/n^ifes suhriifieollis). — I se- 

 cured the male of a pair of this species at Waverly, Lancaster 

 county, on the early date of August 14, 1909. 



