VOL. VII. 



ALBION, N. Y., IVIAECH, 1890. 



NO. 3 



Summer Residents of Buena Vista Co., Iowa. 



This list does not pretend to 1)6 com- 

 plete, as I have had no opportunity to 

 visit the southern and western portions 

 of the county during the breeding sea- 

 son. 



1. {Podilymbus podiccps) Pied-billed 

 (irebe. Breeds abundantly in the ponds 

 and sloughs. 



2. {HydrocheUdo7i nigra snrinamcnsis) 

 Black Tern. Nests comuiouly on the 

 floating vegetation anil bogs of the 

 sloughs. 



3. {Anas boscas) Mallard. Common 

 but getting scarcer. Nests in tields, 

 meadows and marshes. 



4. {Anas obscura) Black Duck. Two 

 nests were found during 1888. One 

 Avas built well above the water in tlie 

 edge af a slough and contained thirteen 

 eggs. The other was built on a marsh. 



5. {A7ias carolinensis) Green-winged 

 Teal. One nest was found in 1887, built 

 iu the prairie grass and contained elev- 

 en eggs. Bird was shot, but not very 

 Avell ictentitied. 



G. {Anas discors) Blue-winged Teal. 

 Common. Lays from eight to eleven 

 eggs in a nest in the prairie gi"ass. 



7. {Sixitulaclypeata)^\\o\Q\eY. Com- 

 mon during migrations. One nest was 

 found in 1888. 



8. (Bafila acuta) Pintail. Very abun- 

 dant during the spring migration. 

 Some remain to breed. 



9. {Branta canadensis) Canada Goose. 

 Was formerly' very common, and In-ed. 

 Now is only with us during spring and 

 fall migration. Perhaps a few still 

 bi'eed in the county joining this on the 

 north (Clay). 



10. {Botaurus Untiginosns) Am. Bit- 

 tern. Common. Makes its nest in the 

 edges of ponds, in the high grass. Lays 

 from three to five drab eggs. 



11. {Botaurus crilis) Least Bittern. 

 Not as common as the preceding spei;ies. 

 Makes its nest over water. Lays three 

 to five jiale blue eggs. 



12. {Grus Mexicana) Sandhill Crane. 

 Formerly bred, l)ut now is only seen 

 during migrations. 



13. {Rallus elegans) King Rail. Not 

 very common. Nests are well concealed 

 and hard to find. 



14. {Ralbis virginianus) Virginia 

 Rail. Scarce. One nest found iu 1889, 

 but eggs were destroyed. 



15. {Porzana Carolina) Sora. The 

 most common of the Rails which breed 

 here. Lays from eight to fifteen eggs. 

 Makes a nest \ii grass in the edges of 

 sloughs. 



16. {Fnlica americaua) American 

 Coot. Abundant. Nest is a pile of ■ 

 rushes in the edge of ponds. Eggs are 

 from ten to fifteen in number. 



17. {Bartramia Jongicauda) Bartram- 

 ian Sandpiper. Formerly abundant, 

 but the last few j'ears they have been 

 killed in great numbers for eastern mar- 

 kets. Still common. MiVkes its nest in 

 the prairie grass. Lays four spotted 

 eggs. 



18. {Numenins longirostris) Long- 

 billed Curlew. Have record of one nest 

 found several years ago. Very rare 

 now. 



19. {^gialitis vocifera) Killdeer. 

 Common. Makes its nest in fields and 

 on top of hills. I have never found one 

 near water. 



20. {Colinus virginiana) Bobwhite. 

 Not abundant as yet, but seems to be 

 getting more numerous. Two nests 

 were found last year. 



21. {Tympamichus amcricaniis) Prai- 

 rie Hen. Common. Nests in the 

 prairie grass. Laying from ten to fif- 

 teen eggs. 



22. {Zeniadura inacroura) Mourning 



