50 The Wilson Bulletin — No. 55. 



transient. November, 1902, Bloomville; August 31, 1904, young taken. 

 IS. Spatula clypeata.— Shoveller. April 26, 1906, a female ob- 

 served on the Sandusky river. This is my only record. 



19. Dafila acuta — Pin-tail. Our most common transient duck. 



20. Aix sponsa. — ^Wood Duck. Rather uncommon summer resi- 

 dent. Nest near Old Fort in May, 190.5. Four males were shot on 

 October 18, 1904, by a local hunter. 



21. Aythya americana. — Red-head. 



22. Aythya vallisneria. — Canvas-back. 



While these two ducks have been taken in former years, there is 

 no recent record. They were never abundant transients. 



23. Aythya affinis. — Lesser Scaup Duck. Fairly common transient. 



24. Aythya collaris. — Ring-necked Duck.- — Not common transient. 



25. Clangula clangula americana. — American Golden-eye. Rare 

 transient. November 7, 1904. 



26. Charitonetta albeola. — Buffle-head. Not common transient. 

 There are specimens in local collections. 



27. Harelda hyemalis. — ^Old-squaw. A male taken in December, 

 1901, is in a local collection. 



28. Erismatura jamaicensis. — Ruddy Duck. Not common trans- 

 ient. 



29. Chen caerulescens. — Blue Goose. A male shot March 24, 1905, 

 is now in the writer's collection. See Wilson Bulletin, June, 1905, 

 p. 63. 



30. Branta canadensis. — Canada Goose. Common spring and fall 

 transient. Occasionally a winter resident, as in the winter of 1905-6. 



31. Branta canadensis hutchinsii. — Hutchin's Gccse. A male shot 

 March 24, 1905, is now in the writer's collection. Compare Wilson 

 Buleltin, June, 1905, p. 64. 



32. Botaurus lentiginosus. — American Bittern. Not uncommon 

 transient. 



33. Ardetta exilis. — Least Bittern. Not uncommon transient; oc- 

 casional summer resident. 



34. Ardea herodias.^ — Great Blue Heron. Tolerably common sum- 

 mer resident. 



35. Butorides virescens. — Green Heron. Fairly common summer 

 resident. Nest with four eggs. May 10, 1904; with four young, June 

 3, 1904. 



36. Rallus eiegans. — King Rail. Rare transient. There are 

 specimens in local collections. 



37. Rallus virginianus. — Virginia Rail. Common transient, as 

 early as April 20, 1906. 



38. Porzana Carolina. — Sora. Common transient. Noticed as late 

 as June 11, 1904, which may indicate that It breeds. 



39. Gallinula galeata. — Florida Gallinule. Rare transient. There 

 are specimens in local collections. 



