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shore. The seas swirling about the point were piling in here heavily 

 on the shore, but undisturbed by the neighboring commotion and the 

 wild tossing of the water under them they sat motionless on the 

 surface, each with its head under its wing, and to all appearances 

 fast asleep. Under cover of the heavy juniper scrub fringing the 

 shores, Swales was enabled to creep up to the sleeping flock within 

 easy gun range, and, with field glasses, watch them at close quar- 

 ters. There were, about twenty-five male Red-breasted :Mergansers. 

 a few Ruddys and Buffleheads in the flock, and with them, but 

 keeping well bunched together, were a much larger number of 

 Horned Grebes. While watching them the wonder grew as to how, 

 while motionless, seeming sound asleep, they managed to keep the 

 same relative distance from shore without being washed in on the 

 beach on the one hand or carried away by the drift of the water on 

 the other. For several hours, or as long as we observed them, they 

 lay here, tossing about on the rough water, apparently oblivious to 

 the whole world, but remaining stationary as though anchored in 

 place. 



This same spring the species was unusually common on the De- 

 troit River and Lake St. Clair during late April and early May. It 

 is usually a rather scarce species, but during these dates more were 

 brought in to the taxidermist's establishments of the city than dur- 

 ing any previous year of which we have any record. 



List of Specimens Received, Confirmatory of Eye or 

 Other Identifications Given in Foregoing Pages. 



Lams pliiladelphia — Bonaparte's Gull. 



Juvenile male taken by Taverner, August 15. 1908. About six were 

 seea at that time, all in same phase of plumage. 

 HareJda hy em alls. — Old-squaw. 



Male in full winter plumage, picked up dead on the shore, March 

 31, 1908, by Gardner and sent to us. 

 Rallus clcgans. — King Rail. 



Two specimens received from Gardner April 22, 1908. 



Cathartes aura. — Turkey Vulture. 



Received one bird from Gardner, April 24, 1908. 'See Auk, XXV, 

 1908, p. 328. It had been killed not more than two days' previous. 



Conclusion and Summary. 



Since writing the introductory and opening pages of this list, 

 over a year has passed, and considerable data has been gathered 

 that there seems no practical way of. including under its proper 

 heading. Some of the most important of this we have included 



