«2 THE OOLOGIST. 



22. Clangula hycmalis (Old-squaw). Very rare migrant, I ouly know of 

 thi'ee specimens being taken. 



23. Erismatura rubida (Ruddy Duck). A common migrant. 



24. Branta canadensis (Canada Goose). A rare migrant. Occasionally a 

 flock is seen passing over. 



25. Botannis lentiginosus (American Bittern) I have found these birds rare, 

 may be more common in other sections of the county. 



26. Botaurus exilis (Least Bittern). A rare summer resident. 



27. Ardea hcrodias (Great Blue Heron). A common summer resident. One 

 of these birds was seen flying over in January, 1880, liy Mr. George E. Casey of 

 Fingal. Seven miles north-west of this city there is a Heroniy, wh<ii-e nearly one 

 liundred pairs breed. I visited it on the 24th of May, 1889, in company Avith my 

 friend Mr. B. P. Wintemute of this city. It is in an immense swamp, very dense 

 with diff'erent kinds of large ferns, and thick oushes, and was nearly knee-deep 

 in water. Several of the trees had as many as eight nests in them. The trees 

 ])referred by the birds for nesting in, were mostly black ash. The date of visit- 

 ing we found was about ten days too late, as most of the nests contained young. 



However two flue sets of four eggs were taken. On the 12th of the same month in 

 1890 we visited it again, and that date we also found to be too late; although we 

 secured several flue sets of e^gs. 



28. Ardea egretta (American Egret). A very rare Visitor, Mr. Wm. Dodd of 

 this city, has stutted two that were shot on the creek. 



29. Ardea viresccns (Green Heron). A tolerably common summer resident. 



30. Ni/cUcorax nycticorax mevms (Black-crowned Night Heron). Mr. Jas» 

 Haight of Union has a bird of this species in his collection, that we shot on the 

 pond at that place, a few years since. 



31. Porzana Carolina (Sora). A common summer resident. 



32. Gallinida galta (Florida Gallinule). A rare summer visitor near St. 

 Thomas. May be more common in other sections of the county. 



33. Fulica ainericana (American Coot). This species is sometimes common 

 in the spring, and again in the fall, but I do not think it breeds. 



34. PhiJohcla minor (American Woodcock). A common summer resident. 



35. GdUinago delicata (Wilson's Snipe). A tolerably common spring and 

 fall visitor. Two birds of this species were shot in a .sheltered spot south of this 

 citj'^ on the 4th of February, 1888, and an old hunter told me that he once found- 

 a nest and four eggs belonging to this bird north of this city. He said the bird 

 was lame, and that accounted for her remaining with us. 



36. Tringa maculata (Pectoral Sandpiper). I find this a rare migrant, hav- 

 ing only one record of it, this I shot in the creek on the third of October, 1889. 



37. Tringa bairdii (Baird's Sandpiper). A very rare migrant, I shot one ou 

 the 17th of August, 1889, on the creek, this is the only record. 



38. Tringa mimttilla (Least Sandpiper). A rather common migrant at the 

 lake. 



39. Ercunelcs pusilltis (Semipalmated Sandpiper). Appears here as the 

 last species. 



40. Calidris arenai-ia (Sanderling). A tolerably common migrant. 



41. Totanus melanoleucus (Greater Yellow-legs). A common spring and fall 

 visitor on the creek. 



42. Totanus fJaviiies (Yellow-legs). A less common migrant than the pre- 

 ceeding. 



43. Totanus solitarins (Solitai-3- Sandpii)er). This bird appears sparingly in 

 the spring, and again in August in increased numbers. 



44. B((rtr(trnia longicanda (Bartramian Sandpiper). Mr. Dodd has one in 

 his collection, sliot here about twenty years ago, this is the only record I can 

 find. 



45. Actitis macularia (Spotted Sandpiper). A very common summer resi- 

 dent. 



46. t'haradrins dominicus (American Golden Plover). A rare migrant. 



47. Algialilis vocifera (Killdeer). A common summer resident. 



48. ACgialitis semiimlmnta (Semipalmated Plover). Common migrant. 



49. yfJgialitis meloda (Piping Plover). An uncommon migrant. 



50. Colinus virginianus (Bob-white). A common resident in some parts of 



the county 



